The veteran is seeking compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for glaucomatous optic nerve atrophy, which he claims as right eye optic nerve atrophy. The VA has not provided sufficient evidence to determine if the treatment caused additional disability or death.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to obtain missing records and provide an examination by a physician who has not previously been involved in the veteran's care to assess whether the December 2002 laser treatment caused any additional disability.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucomatous optic nerve atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0619987
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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.
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