The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional VA medical examination and opinion, as well as to obtain updated treatment records. The issues of increased ratings for conjunctivitis and left eye corneal opacity with light perception only are addressed, along with the issue of service connection for a right eye disorder.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires further evaluation due to ongoing active pathology in his eyes and potential secondary effects from his existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral conjunctivitis, left eye corneal opacity with light perception only
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0533980
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates are remanded due to the need for further development of his medical records. The Board will consider all submitted evidence, including private treatment records, during its review.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including cervical spine and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, radiculopathies, a bladder disability, headaches, a left knee disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and bilateral conjunctivitis. The Board also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral conjunctivitis and remanded the claims for sinusitis, left ankle disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, and sleep apnea.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected bilateral conjunctivitis was granted a 10 percent disability rating, while the claim for an initial compensable rating for left supraorbital neuritis was remanded.
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