The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and examination to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's current eye disability and service, as well as the severity of his lichen simplex chronicus.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather about determining whether the current conditions are related to service or have increased in severity since the last examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye disability, lichen simplex chronicus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18103612
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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 decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including failing to obtain SSA records and VA medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left eye disability is secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his attorney, and the Board is dismissing the case.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left eye disability and a headache disability (claimed as TBI) due to the lack of evidence showing current disabilities during the appeal period.
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