The Veteran's eye disability is being remanded for a VA examination to determine if it pre-existed service, and whether any aggravation during service. The claim will be reconsidered after the examination.
The deciding factor: The examiner must review the claims file and provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's eye disability clearly and unmistakably pre-existed service, and whether there is clear and unmistakable evidence that it was not aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal ulcer, herpetic stromal keratitis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1803878
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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: Dismissed
The claim for a compensable rating for dry eye syndrome was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD). The Board will remand the service connection claim for an eye disorder, including corneal ulcer, pterygium, pinguecula, retinal fibrosis, arcus senilis, anterior toxic cortical cataract, superficial punctate keratitis (SPK), and visual field constriction.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's eye condition, manifested by corneal scarring and dead spots of vision in the left eye, is rated as a 10 percent disability under DC 6011.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for residuals of a corneal ulcer of the left eye, finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The VA has denied a higher rating for the veteran's service-connected corneal opacity and ulcer in his left eye, currently rated at 20 percent.
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