The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a detached retina of the right eye is being remanded to obtain additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Records pertaining to the YAG laser procedure performed in 2003 are missing and need to be obtained before further adjudication can take place.
- Claimed conditions
- detached retina of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0901022
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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