The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for a bilateral eye disorder, bilateral shoulder disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), speech disorder, and right leg disorder. The effective date of service connection remains August 27, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the issues related to service connection are inextricably intertwined with the Veteran's TDIU claim and thus remanded these matters for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), Bilateral eye disorder to include cataracts, Bilateral shoulder disorder, Acquired psychiatric disorder to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Speech disorder to include stuttering, Right leg disorder to include peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005226
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.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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