The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and issuance of a statement of the case.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is necessary to address the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding his parathyroid disorder and effective date for service connection for dry eye syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- parathyroid disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 20, 2016
- Citation
- 1602372
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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's appeal for service connection for a parathyroid disorder has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on this claim as it is no longer pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to the appellant's exposure to toxins at Fort McClellan, Alabama during her period of ACDUTRA. The VA will provide appropriate examinations and determine if there is a relationship between these conditions and the in-service exposures.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded both issues of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disorder and a parathyroid disorder due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides or other hazardous materials during his military service and that the conditions were not related to his active duty.
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