The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for macular degeneration and sterility, both claimed as due to exposure to ionizing radiation. The Veteran is required to be provided with VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to military service.
The deciding factor: The Court found that a VA medical examination or opinion was necessary to adjudicate the Veteran's claims for macular degeneration and sterility, both claimed as due to exposure to ionizing radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- macular degeneration, sterility
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1006698
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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 glaucoma and macular degeneration, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for non-allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and macular degeneration based on the evidence of record.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for sterility was withdrawn by the Veteran's representative and is therefore dismissed.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for macular degeneration and sleep apnea.
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