The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional medical records and provide updated VCAA notice. The Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye conjunctivitis and chalazion will be reconsidered based on the new evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision requires further development as requested by the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) to obtain additional medical records from St. Albans VA Hospital and provide updated VCAA notice.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye conjunctivitis, chalazion
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1232121
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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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service connection claim for a bilateral eye disability has been denied as his conditions are not related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left eye injury, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a link between the current diagnoses and an in-service injury.
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