The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral eye condition, lower back condition, right leg condition, and right ankle condition for further development, including scheduling VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to schedule the Veteran for VA examinations as there is evidence of current disabilities, in-service injuries, and indications that these conditions may be related to service, but insufficient competent evidence to decide the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral eye condition, Lower back condition, Right leg condition, Right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23000955
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left ankle condition, sleep apnea, lower back condition, and right hip condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, bilateral hallux valgus, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and right ankle calcaneal spur.
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