The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's narcolepsy and bilateral eye disability are related to service-connected conditions or in-service exposure.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate VA-obtained medical opinions that do not provide a reasoned rationale connecting the medical findings to the conclusions, and to ensure compliance with the terms of the Board's prior remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability, narcolepsy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25008318
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Decisions by this judge: 1,902 · Granted: 11% (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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for a bilateral eye disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of narcolepsy due to errors in fulfilling its duty to assist and lack of a VA examination.
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