The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the case can be decided. The veteran's Social Security Administration disability file and any pertinent medical records must be obtained.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is required to make a determination on the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral aphakia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0802695
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the readjudication of the claim for service connection for bilateral aphakia, finding that there is new and relevant evidence to support this claim. ,The appeal to readjudicate the claim of service connection for a mental health disorder was denied as no new and relevant evidence had been submitted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, bilateral aphakia, shrapnel wound to the right upper leg, CAD, and other conditions, preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a comprehensive eye examination to assess his bilateral aphakia and left eye ptosis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to outstanding VA and private records, a response from the Director of Compensation Service regarding extraschedular hearing loss rating, and an opinion on service connection for a back disorder.
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