The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any eye disability and joint pain. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to incomplete or unavailable service treatment records and the need for further medical examination to clarify the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability (keratoconjunctivitis), joint disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1035786
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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
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