The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for blurred vision due to a lack of opinion regarding whether his current condition is related to service or a service-connected disability. The case is now pending with instructions for scheduling an appropriate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The remand requires that the Veteran be provided with a comprehensive VA examination to determine the etiology of any diagnosed conditions, including blurred vision and its relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- blurred vision, vitreous tuft, small corneal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2013
- Citation
- 1314735
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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 Veteran's claim for an increased rating of left trigeminal neuralgia was granted, and service connection was established for secondary conditions including blurred vision, dizziness, nausea/gastrointestinal symptoms, and sleep impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the previous remand for an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's bilateral primary open-angle glaucoma with bilateral cataract was caused or aggravated by his service-connected sinus headaches and/or allergic rhinitis did not provide adequate opinions. The claim is being remanded to obtain such opinions.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for TDIU and all service connection claims, stating he is satisfied with the decisions made regarding his VA disability rating.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and initial rating claims has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
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