The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to new evidence received since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: New VA treatment records were associated with the claims file after the issuance of the September 2023 Supplemental Statement of the Case, and the Veteran has requested AOJ consideration of this newly received evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- partial cranial nerve III palsy resulting in diplopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001506
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Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional VA addendum opinions and to ensure the Veteran is afforded proper due process in connection with his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the claim to reopen a claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for partial cranial nerve III palsy resulting in diplopia is remanded due to inadequate notice and due process, lack of VA examination, and need for additional records.
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- Denied
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