The Board has granted an initial 40 percent rating for right eye vision loss from July 19, 2004. The issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected right eye disability has resulted in significant visual impairment that affects his ability to secure and follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Vision Loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 14, 2018
- Citation
- 18111101
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right eye vision loss resulting from a May 2002 VA cataract surgery, finding that the Veteran did not sustain an additional disability as a result of the surgery.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his appeal for PTSD and left knee disability, and denied service connection for tinnitus. Right eye vision loss and bilateral hearing loss are remanded.
- Denied
The Veteran's depressive disorder is rated at 10 percent prior to June 19, 2019 and 50 percent thereafter. The appeal for a TDIU prior to June 19, 2019 is remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for clarification on whether the Veteran wishes to continue his appeal of the right eye vision loss claim and for additional development if confirmed. The issue will be adjudicated after any necessary examination.
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