The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of treatment records and incomplete medical opinions. The Veteran is requested to provide any missing records, including dental records, and a VA examination will be scheduled.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on insufficient evidence and the need for further evaluation and opinion regarding the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- myopia/astigmatism (vision impairment), left elbow joint pain, dental issues with tooth trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2024
- Citation
- 24004752
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 133 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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