The Board has remanded the claims for additional development and consideration, including a supplemental opinion regarding the right leg condition. The TDIU claim is also inextricably intertwined with the pending claims.
The deciding factor: The claims are being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of the right leg condition claim, which includes obtaining an addendum opinion from the VA examiner who performed the February 2008 examination.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg thrombosis, bilateral eye damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1407809
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for evaluations in excess of the assigned ratings and service connection claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's current eye condition and his service. The matter is returned for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral eye damage is related to his active military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's service-connected low back disability and right leg thrombosis result in loss of use of both lower extremities, allowing for specially adapted housing. The appeal concerning eligibility for a special home adaptation grant is dismissed as the Veteran has been found eligible for assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing.
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