The Board has ordered a remand to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's right eye atrophy and optic neuropathy, specifically whether it is related to service-connected von Recklinghausen's disease or began during service.
The deciding factor: The conflicting medical opinions need resolution to determine the likely etiology of the right eye condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Optic atrophy, Optic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1010206
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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 remanded the case due to insufficient clarification of the Veteran's left eye visual acuity measurements and the need for additional opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's vision loss disability, diagnosed as optic neuropathy, was incurred during service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's optic neuropathy with bilateral central scotomas is granted a 20 percent rating. The Veteran is also granted Individual Unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral cataracts and optic neuropathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his service or service-connected condition.
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