Citation Nr: 21020932 Decision Date: 04/08/21 Archive Date: 04/08/21 DOCKET NO. 14-38 254 DATE: April 8, 2021 REMANDED The claim of entitlement to service connection for a cervical spine disorder is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a low back disorder is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disorder is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee disorder is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disorder is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disorder is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for hypercholesterolemia is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for neurological impairment of the bilateral upper extremities is remanded. The claim of entitlement to service connection for neurological impairment of the bilateral lower extremities is remanded. The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from April 1974 to March 1976. He has additional periods of service in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard. This matter comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal of a rating decision by a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). In August 2018 and October 2020, the Board remanded this case for additional development. The case is again before the Board for appellate review. Another remand is necessary. The record indicates that the RO obtained service treatment records (STRs) and service personnel records (SPRs) pertaining to active duty and national guard service. However, the record does not clarify when the Veteran served on active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty training (INACDUTRA) with the national guard. The Veteran’s representative implies that the claims of entitlement to service connection are based not just on active duty, but also on service with the national guard. On remand, the RO should clarify when the Veteran served on periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA. Additionally, as this case must be remanded for the foregoing reasons, recent treatment records, including VA records, should also be obtained. 38 U.S.C. § 5103A; Bell v. Derwinski, 2 Vet. App. 611, 613 (1992). The matters are REMANDED for the following action: 1. Update the claims file with VA treatment records from June 2020 to the present. 2. Obtain any outstanding STRs and SPRs, particularly any pertaining to national guard service following active duty. 3. List all periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA for service in the Puerto Rico Army National Guard. If necessary, a request should be made to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). Document all requests for information as well as all responses in the claims file. C. J. McEntee Acting Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board M. Mathew The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.