Citation Nr: 21024876 Decision Date: 04/26/21 Archive Date: 04/26/21 DOCKET NO. 19-15 768A DATE: April 26, 2021 REMANDED Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for blurred vision is remanded. Entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from August 1971 to August 1976, and from January 1979 to March 1980. The Veteran died in December 2017. The appellant is the Veteran’s surviving spouse who has been named as a substitute claimant. These matters come before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a September 2011 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). Inasmuch as the evidence reflects multiple psychiatric diagnoses, the Veteran’s claim for a psychiatric disorder has been characterized in accordance with Clemons v. Shinseki, 23 Vet. App. 1 (2009). These matters were previously before the Board in January 2020 when they were remanded for additional development. 1. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded. 2. Entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus is remanded. 3. Entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, depression, and anxiety is remanded. 4. Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is remanded. 5. Entitlement to service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is remanded. 6. Entitlement to service connection for blurred vision is remanded. 7. Entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded. As noted above, these matters were previously before the Board in January 2020 when they were remanded for additional development. Specifically, the appellant had not been informed of the reasons and bases for the prior denial of the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss (perfected and before the Board), or for the remaining issues on appeal for which the appellant has yet to perfect. See 38 C.F.R. §§ 19.29, 19.30, 19.31; Manlincon v. West, 12 Vet. App. 238 (1999). The January 2020 Board remand sought to remedy these deficiencies by issuing the appellant a respective Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) and Statement of the Case (SOC). In June 2020, the RO issued the appellant a SSOC as to the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. In July 2020, the RO issued the appellant a SOC as to the remaining service connection claims on appeal. Both items were returned undelivered. In a September 2020 VA Form 27-0820 (Report of General Information), it was indicated that the appellant’s address was to be updated, and which differed from the June 2020 SSOC and July 2020 SOC. Thereafter, VA issued a letter to the appellant in April 2021 to the more recently identified address indicating the appeal was subject to a special review as being potentially subject to Nehmer v. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Accordingly, the Board’s January 2020 remand instructions remain incomplete, and should be fulfilled on remand. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: 1. Issue a SSOC readjudicating the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Ensure that this SSOC is mailed to the most current address of record for the appellant, as identified in the September 2020 VA Form 27-0820 and April 2021 VA letter. Thereafter, the claim should be returned to the Board. 2. Reissue a SOC as to the claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, blurred vision, and erectile dysfunction. This issuance should include notification of the need to timely file a substantive appeal to perfect an appeal as to these issues. Ensure that the SOC is mailed to the appellant’s most recent addressed of record, as identified in the September 2020 VA Form 27-0820 and April 2021 VA letter. As to any claims timely perfected by the appellant, the claims should be returned to the Board. STEVEN D. REISS Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board J. Marley, Counsel 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.