The Board has determined that additional development is needed in this case, including obtaining the Veteran's complete VA treatment records from Loma Linda VAMC and verifying his service dates. The claim for left eye retinal detachment will be remanded to obtain an addendum opinion from the examiner who conducted the April 2011 examination.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is needed in this case, including obtaining the Veteran's complete VA treatment records and verifying his service dates. The claim for left eye retinal detachment will be remanded to obtain an addendum opinion from the examiner who conducted the April 2011 examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye retinal detachment, chipped tooth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1215920
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye condition, including his diagnosed left eye retinal detachment, is related to service and granted entitlement to service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye retinal detachment, finding that it was not related to his exposure to herbicide agents or his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for a dental condition and compensable ratings for residuals of a laceration and crush injury of the left little finger, and scar were denied. The claims for service connection for cervical strain and for a dental disability for treatment purposes were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a dental condition, to include chipped tooth, due to incomplete STRs and outstanding treatment records. The Veteran was deployed to Kuwait where she had a chipped tooth in service. She also experienced another chipped tooth post-service which was removed. The Board found there is insufficient medical evidence to determine whether the Veteran has one of the enumerated dental conditions that are entitled to VA compensation and whether her condition is related to active service. Therefore, remand is warranted for further development.
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