The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a hearing before the Board at her local RO.
The deciding factor: The veteran has requested a hearing before the Board, and this request must be addressed as per VA procedures.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye astigmatism, right eye astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0930820
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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: Denied
The Board denied service connection for left and right eye disorders, finding no evidence of a superimposed disease or injury creating additional disability.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's left eye astigmatism and keratoconus were denied a compensable rating prior to April 7, 2016 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claims for service connection of bilateral pes planus, right eye astigmatism, schizophrenia, tinnitus, and a right leg condition due to lack of new and material evidence. The claim for a right leg condition was also REMANDED.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current left eye disabilities did not have its onset in service and are not related to active service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
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