The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for VA examinations to assess his cognitive and speech impairments, as well as the impact of flare-ups on his optic neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development due to incomplete medical records and the need for assessments regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity weakness, right lower extremity weakness, optic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1241684
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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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