The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA eye records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the current nature and severity of his service-connected eye disability.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to properly assess the Veteran's claim, particularly regarding any pinguecula present in both eyes and its relationship to his service-connected scars, cornea, bilateral, residuals of fragment wounds.
- Claimed conditions
- Scars, cornea, bilateral, residuals of fragment wounds, Pinguecula
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1437052
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection, except for a 10 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a 20 percent rating for bilateral dry eye syndrome.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for cortical cataracts and pinguecula, while denying service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae, left ear pain, right lower extremity shin splints, and left lower extremity shin splints.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and TDIU is granted.
- Dismissed
The rating reduction for bilateral preoperative cataracts and retinopathy was improper, so the disability rating is restored to 30 percent. The claim for service connection for a right ankle condition is dismissed as it has been fully resolved.
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