The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for obtaining records from VA and non-VA health care providers who have treated the veteran for left eye disability during the specified period.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as requested by the court, including obtaining medical records from relevant healthcare providers.
- Claimed conditions
- iridodialysis of the left eye, traumatic cataract, traumatic glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0320740
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and SMC have been remanded due to regulatory changes affecting the rating of eyes on May 13, 2018. The AOJ is instructed to consider both old and new criteria for rating eye disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's left eye disability, which includes pseudophakia, traumatic cataract, and retinal detachment with scleral buckle, is rated at a 30 percent disability level since September 4, 2022.
- Denied
The Veteran's left eye disability, which includes choroidal rupture and traumatic cataract, is rated at 40 percent. The appeal for an increased rating in excess of this has been denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death.
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