The Board has determined that an examination is necessary to clarify whether the veteran currently has cataracts and if so, whether this disability is causally related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus. The case will be remanded for these purposes.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required in order to determine the current nature and etiology of any cataracts and their relationship to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0410336
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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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