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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1215561
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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: Granted
Service connection for ulcerative colitis is granted. The Veteran's sleep apnea is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that this rating adequately reflects his current disability picture.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected pterygia did not result in any impairment of visual acuity warranting a compensable rating.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to obtain further evidence and an opinion regarding the veteran's eye conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
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