The Veteran's right eye retinal detachment is granted as service connection, with the condition occurring during a period of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran experienced right eye symptoms related to retinal detachment during ACDUTRA/INACDUTRA and these symptoms were directly linked to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye retinal detachment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1431808
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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 remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right eye disability, including retinal detachment and chorioretinal scar. The claim will be adjudicated again with a new VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral eye conditions as untimely and because the claims have been fully granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including a left shoulder disability, bilateral pes planus, right eye retinal detachment, herpes viral keratitis, and left eyelid edema.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right eye retinal detachment and remanded the claims for right eye cataracts and choroidal hemangioma for further development.
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