The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for shortness of breath, left eye refractive error and incipient pterygium (secondary to right eye disability), left eye blepharitis and incipient nuclear sclerosis (secondary to right nasal pterygium), and hiatal hernia with GERD. The issues have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of a respiratory or cardiac disorder associated with shortness of breath, and the Veteran's shortness of breath was attributed to deconditioning related to his service-connected low back disability. For the other issues, the Board noted incomplete opinions from the September 2014 VA examination and requested additional medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- shortness of breath, left eye refractive error and incipient pterygium, left eye blepharitis and incipient nuclear sclerosis, hiatal hernia with GERD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18108123
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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.
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