The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and providing a medical opinion on the severity of her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The case was previously before the Board in September 2014 when a 100 percent schedular rating for hypothyroidism was granted. The appeal is now remanded due to incomplete development, including missing treatment records and inadequate medical opinion regarding the severity of her service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- blepharospasm, spasmodic dysphonia, spasmodic torticollis of the cervical spine with degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 30, 2017
- Citation
- 1718924
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right eye hemifacial spasm and blepharospam, finding that his symptoms resulted in moderate incomplete paralysis of the seventh cranial nerve.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for his service-connected eye disability (blepharospasm, PCIOL, photophobia, and conjunctival scar superior under lid, left eye) is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.
- Granted
The Veteran's blepharospasm symptoms more nearly approximated severe convulsive tics as of September 18, 2012. The Board granted a 30 percent rating for this condition starting from that date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical opinions and lack of compliance with previous requests for additional development. The Veteran's blepharospasm is being reviewed again as part of this process.
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