The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to provide the veteran with an eye examination and obtain medical opinions regarding whether his current glaucoma and cataracts are related to service.
The deciding factor: The claims must be remanded in order to provide the veteran a VA examination and to obtain a medical opinion as to whether or not there is a causal relationship between the findings during service and the currently diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- senile cataracts of both eyes, glaucoma of both eyes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0109041
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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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- Denied
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