The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and arranging an eye examination to determine the nature and extent of the veteran's eye disorders.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further medical evaluation to clarify the nature and cause of the veteran's eye conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- esotropia, hypertropia, presbyopia, hyperopia (left), keratoconjunctivitis sicca (right eye), corneal scar (right eye), bilateral visual impairment, bilateral vertigo, chronic diplopia, bilateral loss of binocular vision, bilateral loss of ocular muscle functioning
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2004
- Citation
- 0406503
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for a vision disability, to include hyperopia and presbyopia, and remanded several other claims including those for kidney, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, lower extremity neuropathy, hip, knee, heart, neck, upper extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for right knee degenerative arthritis and remanded the claim for presbyopia due to insufficient evidence.
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