The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his left eye disability and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling an examination. The right eye disability claim is also inextricably intertwined with the left eye claim.
The deciding factor: The claims require further action as they involve incomplete information and need to be reviewed again after additional evidence has been obtained and a new examination conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- Traumatic chorioretinal scar of the left eye, Right eye disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1554015
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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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right eye disability and TDIU prior to August 16, 2022. The claim for an increased rating for OSA was withdrawn.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including an acquired psychiatric disability, alcohol abuse, a liver disability, and hand and eye disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or secondary to any service-connected condition.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right shoulder disability, left elbow disability, right elbow disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to service. The claims for psychiatric disability, obstructive sleep apnea, left eye disability, right eye disability, cervical spine disability, and left shoulder disability were remanded.
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