The Veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether VA negligence caused his current eye problems.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to determine if VA negligence caused the Veteran's current eye problems.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1102826
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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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