The Board has ordered that the case be remanded for clarification of a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's in-service eye trauma contributed to his current left eye disabilities.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's in-service eye trauma, combined with any post-service traumatic optic neuropathy, contributed to the Veteran's current left eye disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye optic neuropathy, left eye glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2010
- Citation
- 1032833
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left eye glaucoma, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for left eye glaucoma and denied increased ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee surgical scars. The claims for increased ratings for left knee degenerative arthritis and status post reconstructive surgery, as well as for bilateral hearing loss, were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a new VA opinion to address in-service symptoms and whether any non-refractive eye condition or superimposed disease or injury is present.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, as a statement of the case has not yet been issued.
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