The Board has ordered a remand for further examination and opinion regarding the veteran's glaucoma of the right eye, which may be related to his cataract surgery in November 1997. The case will then be readjudicated.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the veteran's ocular hypertension is a foreseeable result of the 1997 cataract surgery or due to VA carelessness, negligence, or similar fault.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0717053
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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
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