The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to unavailability of her service treatment records. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine if any of her claimed conditions are related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The lack of available service treatment records necessitates further investigation and examination by a VA clinician to assess the relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pinguecula, residuals of a ruptured larynx, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right arm, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18149622
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's eye disabilities, including bilateral cataracts, hypertensive retinopathy, hypermetropia, astigmatism, presbyopia, unspecified peripheral retinal degeneration, dry eye syndrome, presence of intraocular lens, old branch retinal vein occlusion, and bilateral pinguecula.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless that he requires the regular aid and attendance of another person, as evidenced by his need for assistance with bathing/showering, tending to hygiene needs, eating or self-feeding, transferring in or out of a bed/chair, dressing, toileting, ambulating with his home or living area, and medication management.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for eligibility to enroll in the PCAFC program was remanded due to errors in notification and lack of a clinical determination as to whether it is in the best interest of the Veteran to participate. The AOJ must obtain medical opinions, provide proper notice, and address these issues before making a final decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for bilateral cataracts with visual disturbance and bilateral pinguecula, as well as service connection for lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, and right shoulder impingement syndrome.
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