The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to incomplete examination reports and other issues.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not comply with the directives of previous remands, necessitating further evaluation and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell disease, sickle cell anemia, vision disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1230407
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for vision disorder, sleep disorder, fatigue, low back disorder, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or an in-service event that could be linked to these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's vision disorder is related to his service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for sickle cell hemoglobinopathy and TDIU due to the Veteran's preexisting condition that was not aggravated by service. The Veteran's sickle cell anemia is considered a congenital disorder, which did not undergo aggravation during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after a prior denial. The Board finds that VA examinations and medical opinions are necessary to properly determine entitlement to service connection.
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