The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete notification and evidence collection, as well as potential errors in the current rating decision.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to comply with VCAA requirements regarding notice and assistance in obtaining evidence necessary to substantiate the veteran's claims on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of injury to the upper back/neck, bilateral shoulder disorder, bilateral eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0412126
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder disorder as it was less likely than not related to the Veteran's service or caused by falls due to his service-connected hip and lumbar spine disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including MDD and PTSD, as well as initial compensable ratings for right ear hearing loss and tinnitus. The claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a bilateral eye disorder, asthma, and a skin disorder were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a bilateral eye disorder, to include as due to radiation exposure, finding that the evidence did not support an etiological relationship between the Veteran's service and his diagnosed conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for onychomycosis (bilateral toenail fungus) and remanded the claims for GERD, chest pain, and an acquired eye disorder.
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