The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disorder and muscle atrophy and weakness (claimed as weakness / muscle loss of the left side of the body), both to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities now include posttraumatic headaches, cervical degenerative arthritis, neck scars, and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because the Board has consistently framed these issues as 'to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities,' which is significant given the Veteran's current service-connected disabilities including posttraumatic headaches associated with PTSD and cervical degenerative arthritis associated with PTSD (along with associated neck scars and bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy).
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disorder, Muscle Atrophy and Weakness (left side of the body)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24007106
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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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