The Board has remanded the case for further development of the record, including scheduling an eye examination and considering all submitted evidence. The veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on this new information.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted to reopen the service connection claim, but the AMC continued to deny it without fully considering all available evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- cataract, right eye, refractive error, bilateral, macular scar, right eye, myopic changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2008
- Citation
- 0845122
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current residuals of a head injury, including headaches, are not related to service or caused by his service-connected right eye disability.
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