The Veteran's appeal is currently pending and requires additional development of her claims for service connection for various conditions, including an eye disorder, breast disorder, and gynecological disorder. Her claim for a higher rating for PTSD with polysubstance abuse in full sustained remission remains under review.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to fully evaluate the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding her treatment records from specific medical facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorder, breast disorder, gynecological disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1420098
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for blood cancer, leukemia, eye disorder, myelodysplastic syndrome, and thrombocytopenia due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by his military service. The case is remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left hip disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, heart disorder, insomnia, sexual arousal disorder, gynecological disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, and HTN. The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of these conditions or their relationship to military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for contact dermatitis, multiple sclerosis, and eye disorder due to lack of current diagnoses. The claims are remanded as there were pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the original decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for an eye disorder, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of all four extremities, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his military service.
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