The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sickle cell disease, glaucoma of the right eye, avascular necrosis of the right hip, and renal disorder due to conflicting evidence regarding their onset during active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient medical evidence to determine whether the Veteran's conditions were aggravated by his active service or existed prior to it.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell disease, glaucoma of the right eye, avascular necrosis of the right hip, renal disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19139674
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,240 · Granted: 28% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disorders are related to his active military service, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for myasthenia gravis with ptosis and remanded the ratings for avascular necrosis, hip flexion limitations, and lower extremity weakness.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted, while the other claims are remanded for further development.
- Dismissed
The claim for service connection for glaucoma of the right eye was dismissed due to a procedural defect in the filing of the appeal.
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