The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate review of the Veteran's claims file by the VA examiner. The claim will be adjudicated again after obtaining a new medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not have access to the complete claims file, which is necessary for an accurate assessment of the Veteran's condition and its relation to service.
- Claimed conditions
- optic nerve atrophy, defective visual acuity, defective color vision, visual field loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2016
- Citation
- 1633505
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left eye condition, including primary open angle glaucoma and optic nerve atrophy, to obtain private medical records from Dr. Laquis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a right eye disability, including glaucoma and optic nerve atrophy. The Veteran's current eye condition is linked to the in-service injury.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed eye disabilities, other than his left eye pterygium, were not incurred in or related to service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are etiologically linked to active duty.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for eye disabilities, including defective visual acuity, visual field defect, misaligned eyes, flickering eyes/vision, and dry eyes. The decision found that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition or superimposed disease in service that caused these conditions.
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