The Veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection for left eye blindness has been granted. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lower back and left eye blindness due to outstanding records and further medical examination.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on new evidence submitted by the Veteran, which related to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate her claim for service connection for left eye blindness. The issues of service connection for degenerative disc disease of the lower back and left eye blindness were remanded due to outstanding records and further medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye blindness, degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lower back
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18136706
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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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