The Veteran's claim for service connection for vision impairment is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of all relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: The current examination did not have access to all pertinent information, including the Veteran's service treatment records and recent VA Indianapolis facility records.
- Claimed conditions
- vision impairment, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1023929
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the claims for a thyroid condition, a prostate/UTI condition, and vision impairment.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy but denied service connection for a dental disability, vision impairment, and a right-hand disability.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for inguinal hernia, hypertension, left shoulder condition, and vision impairment was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement. The claims for headaches, OSA, IBS, and bilateral hearing loss were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
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