The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for vision loss of the left eye, balance disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, major depressive disorder, and memory loss) due to incomplete/inaccurate factual premises in previous opinions.
The deciding factor: Previous medical opinions were based on inaccurate or incomplete information regarding the Veteran's service history and symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- vision loss of the left eye, balance disability, acquired psychiatric disorder to include PTSD, major depressive disorder and memory loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2018
- Citation
- 18121023
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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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