The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to VA medical treatment is being remanded for further development and examination.
The deciding factor: The nature of the claim, including what disabilities are claimed and their relationship to VA medical treatment, needs to be clarified before further development can occur.
- Claimed conditions
- additional disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0926534
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA's decision on the claim was not based on an adequate medical opinion and thus requires a remand for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA's decision on the claim was not based on an adequate medical opinion and thus requires a remand for further evaluation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for a new independent medical expert (IME) opinion regarding the Veteran's claim of additional disability resulting from VA treatment.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's right eye damage or additional disability is denied as there is no evidence of fault on the part of VA in providing cataract removal surgery, and the medical opinion indicates that any new or additional disability is not related to the June 2009 procedure.
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