The Veteran's claims for left foot, bilateral eye, and left shoulder disorders are remanded due to outstanding private treatment records. The head injury claim is not related to service.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions based on recent treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Foot Disorder, Bilateral Eye Disorder, Left Shoulder Disorder, Head Injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2022
- Citation
- 22056011
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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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