The Board has determined that the Veteran's current eye disorders, including retinal detachment of the right eye and left eye disorder, are not related to service or any service-connected disability. The VA examiner found no evidence linking these conditions to Agent Orange exposure, diabetes mellitus, or in-service events.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a detailed examination and rationale concluding that the Veteran's current eye disorders were not caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus or related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- retinal detachment of the right eye, left eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2014
- Citation
- 1420026
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What this means for you
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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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's retinal detachment of the right eye, including whether it is related to toxic exposure during service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including depression, OSA, IBS, foot disorders, joint pain, muscle pain, asthma, headaches, eye disorders, ear disorder, sinus disorder, heart disorder, angina, and GERD. The Board found no evidence of a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be conducted to determine if the Veteran's left eye disorder is related to service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability is etiologically related to his active service. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate development of the record.
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