The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The Veteran is seeking a higher rating for his right eye pterygium and service connection for left eye disorders, including loss of vision, cataracts, refractive error, glaucoma, and nasal pterygium.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current medical evidence was insufficient to determine the severity of the Veteran's right eye pterygium and the etiology of his left eye disorder(s).
- Claimed conditions
- right eye pterygium, left eye disorder (loss of vision, senile cataracts, refractive error, glaucoma, nasal pterygium)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1203988
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for right eye pterygium was dismissed, and the Veteran's PTSD was granted an evaluation of 70 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining a new examination and addressing the Veteran's right eye pterygium.
- Granted
The veteran's appeal for a higher rating for right eye pterygium was granted. The veteran is entitled to a 20 percent rating effective February 25, 2021.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the veteran's right eye pterygium and eligibility for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant.
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