The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records, schedule him for an eye examination, and determine whether he should be referred for extraschedular TDIU consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has raised the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected bilateral pigmentary glaucoma. The case is being remanded to obtain updated VA treatment records, schedule him for an eye examination, and determine whether he should be referred for extraschedular TDIU consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pigmentary glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1543502
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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
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