The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and need for a new VA examination. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered based on all available evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because there are outstanding medical records that have not been obtained, including consent forms from October 1998 and private treatment records from Dr. G.
- Claimed conditions
- vision loss in the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18145678
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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: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for vision loss in the right eye, atherosclerosis with peripheral vascular disease, bilateral hip disorder secondary to bi-femoral graft surgery, and peripheral neuropathy of the feet. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service or mercury toxicity from amalgam fillings received during service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations were not conducted as per the January 2019 remand instructions and thus, the case is being returned to the AOJ for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of various disabilities, including attention deficit disorder, loss of teeth, vision loss in the right eye, atherosclerosis, bilateral hip disability, and peripheral neuropathy. The Veteran's service connection claims are not granted at this time.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for loss of vision in the right eye due to a series of laser surgeries at a VA medical center is denied, as there is no evidence that the additional disability was caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment on the part of VA. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for total proctocolectomy with ileostomy due to failure by VA hospital to treat colon cancer in a timely manner is remanded as there are insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the additional disability was caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill or error in judgment on the part of VA.
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