The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Board videoconference hearing. The claims of SMC and reopening his service connection claim are not decided yet.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Board videoconference hearing, which needs to be scheduled by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- eyes watering, bilateral eye pain, burning, blurriness, inability to focus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1550415
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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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