The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not established service connection for pterygia, but his claim requires further development as there are outstanding medical records and an updated evaluation is needed to assess the current severity of his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- pterygia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1215561
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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.
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- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected pterygia did not result in any impairment of visual acuity warranting a compensable rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to obtain further evidence and an opinion regarding the veteran's eye conditions.
- Denied
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