The Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disorder, including residuals of a retina tear, loss of vision, and in-service eye infections is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current eye disorders and whether they are related to her service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral refractive error/myopia, bilateral astigmatism, right eye retinal tear status-post laser, left eye retinal hole, eye infections/conjunctivitis, right eye scotoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2012
- Citation
- 1237409
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's eye disabilities, including bilateral cataracts, hypertensive retinopathy, hypermetropia, astigmatism, presbyopia, unspecified peripheral retinal degeneration, dry eye syndrome, presence of intraocular lens, old branch retinal vein occlusion, and bilateral pinguecula.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral astigmatism and hypermetropia as these conditions are due to refractive errors, which are not considered diseases or injuries under VA compensation law.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, including making efforts to obtain VA treatment records from the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston, Texas.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantive development regarding whether the Veteran's astigmatism was worsened by an in-service concussion.
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