The Board has remanded the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of the right eye due to a new medical opinion and the Veteran's desire for consideration by the RO.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the Veteran submitted additional evidence after receiving a medical opinion, which requires review in conjunction with the readjudication of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18151639
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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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- Dismissed
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