The Veteran seeks compensation for additional right eye disability due to surgeries performed in January 2007 by VA. The claim is being remanded for further development, including obtaining consent forms and VA records.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to determine if the current right eye findings are related to fault of VA's part or reasonably foreseeable complications from the surgeries.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye disability, Vitreous floaters, Light sensitivity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1223259
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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
The Veteran's vitreous floaters are granted service connection. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is denied a rating in excess of 50 percent prior to June 7, 2023 and thereafter.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's cervical strain and vitreous floaters have been granted service connection as they are directly related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(k) based on the loss of use of one eye having only light perception is dismissed as moot.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for light sensitivity is granted. The claims for service connection for bilateral knee strain and bilateral foot condition are remanded.
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