The veteran seeks service connection for a right eye disability he claims resulted from injury sustained while on active duty in Vietnam. The case is being remanded to obtain records of the alleged treatment and to determine if there is any current chronic acquired right-eye disability that is consistent with trauma during his active service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim requires further development for records of his alleged treatment and an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current eye disability.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0708491
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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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- Dismissed
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