The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VCAA notice regarding effective dates for service connection and special monthly compensation.
The deciding factor: VCAA notice was not provided prior to rating decisions, which is required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of vision of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2007
- Citation
- 0705683
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the left eye disability effective December 6, 2021, and denied a higher rating prior to that date. The sternotomy scar was also denied a compensable rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of consideration of relevant private treatment records and an inadequate opinion from the VA examiner. The Veteran's loss of vision in the left eye is being reviewed again for possible service connection under the merits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded four issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including a lumbar spine disability, sciatica of the right lower extremity, left foot disability, and loss of vision of the left eye. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant medical records and schedule the Veteran for VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye disabilities, including a cataract and macular degeneration, are not related to his service or refractive error at the time of discharge. As such, the claim for service connection is denied.
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