The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder on a direct basis and secondary to service-connected psychiatric disability. The Veteran's claims are being returned for further development.
The deciding factor: Further clarification is needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep disorders, particularly whether they are related to his in-service meningitis or service-connected psychiatric disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Sleep Disorder, Bilateral Eye Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22063075
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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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