The Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye condition is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records and provide a new opinion regarding her eye conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional treatment records are needed, including those from private ophthalmologist Dr. Robert D. Ross and any relevant VA treatment records. The Veteran has been diagnosed with multiple eye conditions during the appeal period, necessitating an updated medical opinion to address all diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- exposure keratitis, macular edema, dry eye, macular scars, macular degeneration, allergic conjunctivitis, white dot syndrome, adult vitelliform dystrophy, basal luminar drusen, psuedovitelliform variant, foveomacular dystrophy, Hollenhorst plaque, Best disease, retinal drusen, serous retinal detachment, senile nuclear cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1340417
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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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection and ratings related to various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, foot fungus, macular degeneration, and sleep apnea has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
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