The Board dismissed the Veteran's claims for chalazion and hiatal hernia after the Veteran withdrew them on January 22, 2025. The Board remanded the claims for service connection to the residuals of a back injury of the lumbar spine and TDIU for an adequate VA examination opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements and medical evidence of record.
The deciding factor: The chalazion and hiatal hernia claims were properly withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 19.55; the back injury claim was remanded because the VA examination opinions were inadequate for failing to fully discuss relevant evidence, relying on absence of records rather than analyzing the evidence presented, and failing to address intervening injuries and the Veteran's lay statements; and the TDIU claim was remanded as inextricably intertwined with the back injury claim and due to the Veteran's failure to complete VA Form 21-8940.
- Claimed conditions
- chalazion (claimed as blurred vision), hiatal hernia (claimed as gastroesophageal reflux disease/GERD), residuals of a back injury of the lumbar spine (lumbar radiculopathy, sacroilitis, lumbar spondylosis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25001706
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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