The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating are being remanded due to the need for additional development of his medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed from the Veteran regarding his treatment history and potential exposure to Agent Orange, as well as clarification on his claim for scarring related to surgery for a staph infection.
- Claimed conditions
- Blindness in the right eye, Scarring resulting from surgery for a staph infection
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2011
- Citation
- 1117327
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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.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran does not have a single service-connected disability rated at 100 percent since October 1, 2013, and therefore, the criteria for SMC based on housebound status were not met.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to August 22, 2016. From August 22, 2016 forward, the Veteran has a combined 100 percent schedular rating and is already receiving maximum benefits for his disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA and Vet Center treatment records, scheduling a VA examination to address the etiology of his psychiatric disability and right eye blindness, and determining whether service connection can be granted.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for blindness in the right eye and an increased rating for bilateral glaucoma, finding that there was no evidence to support a secondary service connection claim or that the veteran's current visual acuity impairment warranted a higher rating.
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