The case is being remanded due to the need for additional private treatment records related to the Veteran's cataract surgery. The RO must attempt to obtain these records and provide the Veteran with a supplemental statement of the case if the claim remains denied.
The deciding factor: The VA Regional Office (RO) identified outstanding private treatment records associated with the Veteran's cataract surgery that need to be obtained for proper adjudication of his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- cyclitis, cataract removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2013
- Citation
- 1301311
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected cyclitis and his lack of depth perception, which may affect the rating assigned.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his service-connected cyclitis and bilateral cataracts was denied. The maximum schedular evaluations of 30 percent prior to November 8, 2008 and 40 percent from that date are not met.
- Granted
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability, including cataract removal and glaucoma. The case is remanded for further development of military treatment records and an examination by a VA ophthalmologist.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an increased rating for cyclitis and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, which he claimed was secondary to his service-connected sinus disability. The evidence did not support a compensable rating for cyclitis or establish that the veteran's depression was related to his service-connected sinus disability.
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