The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and scheduling a new VA examination of the eyes to assess blindness and visual field contraction. The Veteran's claim for special monthly pension remains pending.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to deficiencies in the record that need to be addressed before a final determination can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- Visual Field Loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2014
- Citation
- 1448560
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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 Veteran's service-connected bilateral eye disabilities, including visual field loss with ocular hypertension and bilateral optic disc hypoplasia, are currently rated at 30 percent. The evidence does not support a higher rating as the average concentric contraction of her visual fields is within the range that warrants a 30 percent disability rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's visual field loss is rated at 10 percent for the period prior to January 14, 2011 and at 70 percent thereafter. The decision denies a higher rating.
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