The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1151 for drug-induced myopathy and an eye disorder due to medication taken for high cholesterol, as it finds pre-decisional duty to assist errors occurred.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to the failure to obtain relevant non-VA treatment records prior to the May 2024 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- drug-induced myopathy, eye disorder, to include corneal scar, pseudophakia, and vitreous degeneration
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25024727
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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