The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for an eye twitch and a heart condition resulting from a right internal carotid endarterectomy performed at a VA facility on August 30, 2010, to ensure compliance with its prior remand directives.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions addressing the eye twitch are not adequate as they do not address whether the event was reasonably foreseeable and fail to provide a clear explanation of their conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- eye twitch, heart and carotid artery condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25005150
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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