The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed eye disability, kidney disorder, and depression. The Veteran's STRs are unavailable due to a fire at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973.
The deciding factor: The Board is unable to make determinations on service connection without additional evidence as the STRs are missing and there is insufficient information regarding the nature of any diagnosed conditions prior to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye blindness, kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2017
- Citation
- 1734647
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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
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