The Board has remanded the case due to errors in obtaining and considering certain records, including Reserve service records. The Veteran's cone dystrophy is being reviewed again with a focus on periods of active duty service and reserve service.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the Board failed to obtain all relevant medical records, including those from the Veteran’s reserve service.
- Claimed conditions
- cone dystrophy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20049760
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for cone dystrophy due to conflicting opinions from VA examiners regarding its etiology and whether it is related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for cone dystrophy due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. A new VA medical opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's cone dystrophy had its onset in or is otherwise related to active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cone dystrophy, finding that the condition was not aggravated by military service and giving more weight to the opinion of a VA clinician.
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