The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing treatment records and an incomplete statement of reasons or bases. The Veteran's vision impairment, including loss of visual acuity and visual field loss, is being evaluated for its relationship to ocular histoplasmosis.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the Board failed to address VA's duty to assist in obtaining missing treatment records and an incomplete statement of reasons or bases.
- Claimed conditions
- ocular histoplasmosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2022
- Citation
- A22022027
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral ocular histoplasmosis originated during active service and is therefore granted service connection.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim of service connection for bilateral ocular histoplasmosis, finding that there is a reasonable possibility that the condition was caused by an in-service respiratory infection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for ocular histoplasmosis and a lung condition, now claimed as a residual of histoplosis. The case is remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the onset and etiology of these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's ocular histoplasmosis is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.
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