The Board has denied service connection for vision impairment, renal cyst, and muscle spasms due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's active duty service. The claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current disabilities began during his military service or are related to any in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- vision impairment, renal cyst, muscle spasms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18127985
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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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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a dilated aorta as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension, but denied service connection for a renal cyst condition. The denial of the renal cyst claim is due to insufficient evidence linking it to the Veteran's service-connected hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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