The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for an eye disability and a throat disability, as well as the issue of TDIU. The Veteran's employment throughout the period on appeal is noted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye Disability, Throat Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20056092
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a medical opinion regarding the presence and etiology of his throat disability, specifically whether it is related to service-connected allergic rhinitis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a TIA and an eye disability, finding that additional development is needed due to inadequate medical opinions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to new and material evidence having been received. The claims are now pending for further examination and opinion.
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