The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA eye examination and a review of the veteran's claims folder to determine if there is new and material evidence sufficient to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability. The right foot disability issue remains pending with the RO, as does the PTSD-related ulcer claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral eye disability, but the case is remanded due to other issues on appeal requiring further development.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability, right foot disability, ulcers
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2004
- Citation
- 0416514
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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