The Board remands the claims for service connection for psoriasis, dental and gum infections, lumbar strain, dry eye syndrome (with watery eye/epiphora), and glaucoma as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected Crohn's disease status post partial bowel resection with secondary GERD due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The claims are remanded because of deficiencies in the medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation, and to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding notification for a VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, dental and gum infections, lumbar strain, dry eye syndrome (with watery eye/epiphora), glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25039245
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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