The Veteran's eye disorders including migraine visual phenomenon, left lower lid papilloma, and right posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) are being remanded for additional development.,The Veteran's migraine headaches are being remanded to determine if they are related to his service-connected PTSD or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,The Veteran's stomach condition is being remanded to determine if it is related to his service-connected PTSD or exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.,The Veteran's gastrointestinal disorder, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Barrett's esophagus, is being remanded to determine if it is related to his service-connected PTSD or exposure to contaminated water in Camp Lejeune.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA medical opinions.,The Veteran's medications for service-connected disabilities may cause headaches, and this needs to be addressed.,The Veteran's stomach condition and gastrointestinal disorder are being remanded as there is no sufficient evidence addressing his contention of herbicide agent exposure.,Additional development is needed due to conflicting findings by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine regarding hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorders including migraine visual phenomenon, left lower lid papilloma, and right posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), migraine headaches, stomach condition, gastrointestinal disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2022
- Citation
- 22048923
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches are productive of very frequent, completely prostrating and prolonged attacks capable of producing severe economic inadaptability. The Board has granted a 50 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of February 28, 2023.
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