The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives and new theories of entitlement. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, IBS, sleep apnea, residuals of TIA/stroke, and eye disability are all being reviewed.
The deciding factor: Incomplete compliance with previous remand directives requires a new opinion on the relationship between the Veteran’s acquired psychiatric disorder and his service-connected disabilities or other conditions. The Veteran has also asserted that his IBS may be related to exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, necessitating an examination for this theory of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), Sleep apnea, Residuals of TIA/stroke, Eye disability, including impairment of visual acuity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20010313
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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
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