Remanded (sent back)

The appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining informed consent forms and pre-operative counseling records.

The deciding factor: Informed consent documentation was not found in the claims file and is necessary to determine if there was fault on VA's part regarding the veteran's additional disability.

Claimed conditions: pseudophakic bullous keratopathy of the left eye
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: None in this decision
Decision date: February 26, 2009
Citation: 0907120

Veterans Law Judge

MICHAEL D. LYON

Decisions by this judge: 2,642 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 0907120.

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.

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Denied
The Veteran's cataract extraction and intraocular lens replacement resulted in pseudophakic bullous keratopathy of the left eye, but this is considered a recognized potential outcome after uncomplicated cataract surgery. The VA doctor opined that while the Veteran's outcome was not favorable, it was due to his underlying diabetes mellitus and other factors.

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