The Board has determined that the current record is inadequate for rating purposes due to insufficient information regarding the degree of visual field loss in the veteran's right eye. The case is remanded for further development, including a VA ophthalmology examination.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not specify the degree of visual field loss in the veteran's right eye, which could affect the appropriate rating assigned for his service-connected right eye optic neuritis with scotoma and maculopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye optic neuritis, scotoma, maculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2000
- Citation
- 0013733
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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
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