The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional examinations and opinions to determine if her current back, vision, chest pain, allergies, breathing disorder, headaches, memory loss, and vertigo are related to service or any other conditions. The issues include a back disorder, vision disorders, chronic chest pain, allergies, asthma, headaches, memory loss, and vertigo.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current medical opinions were insufficient and requested additional examinations to address all of the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Back Disorder","diagnoses":["Cervical Spine Back Pain","Thoracolumbar Spine Back Pain"]}, {"condition_name":"Vision Disorder","diagnoses":["Buried Drusen","Cataracts","Hypertensive Retinopathy","Dry Eye Syndrome","Vitreous Degeneration (leading to Floaters)","Cortical Cataracts"]}, {"condition_name":"Chronic Chest Pain","diagnoses":["Asthma"]}, {"condition_name":"Allergies","diagnoses":["Allergic Rhinitis","Sinusitis","Bronchitis"]}, {"condition_name":"Breathing Disorder","diagnoses":["Asthma"]}, {"condition_name":"Headaches","diagnoses":["Sinus Headache"]}, {"condition_name":"Memory Loss","diagnoses":[]}, {"condition_name":"Vertigo","diagnoses":["Vertigo"]}
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20007177
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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