The Veteran seeks service connection for a disability of one or both eyes, including left eye optic neuropathy and bilateral cataracts with suspected glaucoma. The Board has ordered a new VA examination to determine the etiology of these conditions.
The deciding factor: A comprehensive VA ophthalmologic examination is needed to determine whether any current eye disorder had its onset in service, including exposure to chemicals like gasoline.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye optic neuropathy, bilateral cataracts with suspected glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1200228
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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 Veteran's left eye disability, which includes optic neuropathy with visual distortion and strabismus, is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board denied an increased evaluation as the evidence does not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left eye optic neuropathy, bilateral presbyopia, and bilateral cataracts. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to active service or any service-connected disability.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left eye optic neuropathy and denied service connection for residuals of a stent placement for a peripheral vascular deficiency. The appeal regarding the right upper extremity condition is remanded, as well as the appeal regarding the left upper extremity condition.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye optic neuropathy and traumatic angle recession with asymmetric intraocular pressure is granted.
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