The Board has remanded the case for further development due to a need for clarification of the October 2008 examination report and an addendum opinion from the July 2017 VA examiner regarding the Veteran's right eye disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there are questions about whether the Veteran's pre-existing right eye condition existed prior to service, if it was aggravated by service, or if any disability superimposed on a congenital defect is related to military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye injury residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2018
- Citation
- 1805228
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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 has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and right eye injury residuals.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right eye injury residuals, status post corneal transplant and bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on direct service connection due to in-service noise exposure.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed without prejudice due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the evidence does not support a finding of service connection for right eye injury residuals or residual infection of amputation of the right third finger, as there is no causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.
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