The Veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for his service-connected diabetic macular edema is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and updated medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence, including updated medical records and a VA eye examination, is needed to properly evaluate the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic macular edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1044037
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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
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's bilateral diabetic macular edema was evaluated at a 30 percent rating prior to January 5, 2011 and at a 40 percent rating from that date forward. The Board found the evidence did not support higher ratings.
- Granted
The veteran's service-connected bilateral eye disability was evaluated at various levels of severity prior to September 1, 2005. The Board found that the current evaluation did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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