The Board has decided that the Veteran's Graves' Disease requires a higher disability rating, but needs additional evidence to make a determination.
The deciding factor: The examination provided by VA did not adequately address the Veteran's symptoms and the severity of her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Graves' Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2023
- Citation
- 23046897
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an increased rating for Graves' Disease and TDIU are remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for dry eye syndrome and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of all submitted evidence.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of service connection for tooth loss associated with hyperthyroidism (to include Graves' Disease) and denied several other claims, including effective dates prior to May 13, 2019, for various conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for Graves' Disease and chronic allergic conjunctivitis, secondary to Graves' Disease, but denied service connection for high cholesterol. The claim for degenerative arthritis was remanded.
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