The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and consideration of his bilateral open-angle glaucoma.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the need for an examination to determine the current level of visual impairment and for extraschedular consideration of hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral open-angle glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1612337
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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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