The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left eye disorder. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left eye disorder, but the VA examiner's opinion was inadequate.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was ambiguous and did not address the nature and etiology of any left eye disorder present in the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye macular scarring, choroidal neovascular membrane
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1510303
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's failure to attend a scheduled VA examination and for obtaining updated treatment records. The examiner is requested to assess the current severity of his service-connected right eye disorder, including any new symptoms such as flashes of light and loss of depth perception.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an untimely VA Form 9 and the need for additional private treatment records. The Veteran's conditions include right eye solar retinopathy and choroidal neovascular membrane, which were previously granted service connection but not rated appropriately.
- Granted
The Veteran's left eye macular scarring resulted in blindness in the affected eye, with only light perception remaining. The current rating of 20% is appropriate given his condition.
- Granted
The veteran's left eye disability is manifested by irregular image, but no diminished visual acuity or field loss. A rating of 10 percent is granted for the left eye disability.
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