The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for disability involving the eyes and for ischemic heart disease, coronary artery disease. The lung disability claim is REMANDED to the RO. The Veteran's right eye posterior subcapsular cataract was found to be related to potential occupational exposure to ionizing radiation in service.
The deciding factor: The VA medical records provided evidence of a present disability (posterior subcapsular cataract) associated with an event in service (potential occupational exposure to ionizing radiation).
- Claimed conditions
- Posterior Subcapsular Cataract in Right Eye, Ischemic Heart Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1405679
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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.
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