The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to failure of the Veteran to report for VA examinations and lack of compliance with remand directives. The issues include right ankle, left ankle, migraine headaches, and right shoulder disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations which are required by law when a claim is pending before the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, migraine headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2023
- Citation
- 23045456
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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
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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.
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