The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left eye conditions are aggravated by his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners did not provide sufficient opinion on whether the Veteran's left eye conditions are aggravated by his service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye retinopathy, left eye cataract, left eye posterior vitreous detachment, left eye retinal tear and/or retinal hole
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2014
- Citation
- 1422352
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including right eye pseudophakia with retinal tear and vitreous hemorrhage, and left eye cataract, finding that there was not an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence to support the claim.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of left eye post-retinal detachment, to include left eye retinal scarring, left eye maculopathy, and left eye cataract.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left eye cataract, heart disability, hypertension, bilateral peripheral vascular disease, diabetes, and bilateral hand disability (neuropathy and/or carpal tunnel syndrome), due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Granted
The veteran's effective date for increased ratings of left eye retinopathy, diabetes mellitus, and right upper extremity neuropathy was granted as of October 28, 2017.
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