The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical evaluation to determine the extent of his service-connected chronic conjunctivitis and whether he has other related eye disabilities.
The deciding factor: Additional clinical evidence is needed to clarify the current status of the veteran's service-connected right eye disability and any associated conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic conjunctivitis of the right eye, right knee traumatic corneal scarring and degeneration, traumatic right eye iris atrophy, reticular retinal degeneration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2007
- Citation
- 0722892
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including additional examinations to determine the etiology of his bilateral hearing loss and conjunctivitis of the right eye.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for chronic conjunctivitis of the right eye and a higher initial rating for left eye corneal scarring with dystrophy.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for chronic conjunctivitis of the right eye and a higher initial rating for left eye corneal scarring with dystrophy.
- Denied
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