The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for further development, including a VA examination. The issues include bilateral myopia and left eye retinal detachment as well as depression secondary to these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Court found that there was clear and unmistakable evidence of preexisting bilateral myopia but reversed the Board's finding regarding aggravation during service. Therefore, further development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current bilateral myopia and left eye retinal detachment are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral myopia, left eye retinal detachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1125984
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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: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral myopia, finding that it is a congenital defect and not related to military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the claims. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye condition, including his diagnosed left eye retinal detachment, is related to service and granted entitlement to service connection.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye retinal detachment, finding that it was not related to his exposure to herbicide agents or his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
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