The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including medical examinations and opinions regarding the Veteran's left eye disability and low back disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further examination and opinion to clarify the relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and her service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye persistent hyaloid artery, mild degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2009
- Citation
- 0921944
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. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0921944.
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for right and left knee conditions, as well as mild degenerative disc disease due to the need for a new VA medical opinion regarding causation.
- Granted
The Veteran's lumbar spine disabilities, including IVDS and degenerative disc disease, are rated at 20 percent. A separate 10 percent rating is granted for right lower extremity radiculopathy.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's low back disability, which is presumed to be related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disability, finding no evidence to support that his current condition was aggravated by service.
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