The Board has remanded the case for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right eye pterygium and left eye pingueculae are related to any event or injury during service. The VA examiner will need to provide a clear opinion on this issue.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's exposure to sunlight during service is related to his diagnoses of right eye pterygium and left eye pingueculae, as requested in the remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral dermolipoma, right eye pterygium, left eye pingueculae, bilateral nuclear sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1737091
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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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