The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinion and further development of the record.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current left eye disabilities are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration, rosacea, blepharitis, dry eye syndrome with rosacea component, pseudophakia status post YAG posterior capsulotomy, hyperopia, astigmatism, presbyopia, drusen, decreased vision, refractive error, ocular hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1405775
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all the listed conditions in April 2024 and March 2025, thus dismissing the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination opinions regarding the Veteran's rosacea, which is related to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple skin conditions (hyperkeratotic eczematous dermatitis, psoriasis, tinea pedis, and rosacea) to the hands, feet, and face as secondary to medications taken for treatment of his service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for multiple skin conditions (hyperkeratotic eczematous dermatitis, psoriasis, tinea pedis, and rosacea) to the hands, feet, and face as secondary to medications taken for treatment of his service-connected hypertension.
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