The Veteran's claim for service connection for conjunctivitis of the right eye, which is secondary to his service-connected pterygium of the right eye, has been remanded due to additional evidence received after a previous denial.
The deciding factor: Additional VA treatment records and new argument from the Veteran have been provided, necessitating further review and consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- conjunctivitis of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2011
- Citation
- 1130178
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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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all issues related to service connection and rating for various conditions due to the Veteran's death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection for conjunctivitis of the right eye, which is secondary to his service-connected pterygium of the right eye, has been remanded due to scheduling issues.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for conjunctivitis of the right eye as secondary to a pre-existing condition (pterygium of the right eye).
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for conjunctivitis of the right eye, including as secondary to his service-connected pterygium, was denied.
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