The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to missing VA treatment records. The appellant needs to provide all outstanding VA medical records from Detroit VA Medical Center prior to April 2002.
The deciding factor: Missing VA treatment records are preventing a complete evaluation of the Veteran's condition related to his diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165460
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Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal concerning service connection for hearing loss and loss of vision due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for the RO to provide the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing on a supplemental claim.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, specifically to provide the veteran with adequate VA examinations.
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