The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide further opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.
The deciding factor: The case requires additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and providing an opinion on the etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist chronic pain to include arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome, degenerative joint disease status post right knee meniscectomy, hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), acquired psychiatric condition, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adjustment disorder, and depressive disorder, right eye retinal detachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1528241
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right eye disability, including retinal detachment and chorioretinal scar. The claim will be adjudicated again with a new VA examination.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral eye conditions as untimely and because the claims have been fully granted.
- Dismissed
The veteran has withdrawn all pending appeals, and the Board lacks jurisdiction to review them.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including a left shoulder disability, bilateral pes planus, right eye retinal detachment, herpes viral keratitis, and left eyelid edema.
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