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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18151639
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for compliance with prior directives to obtain VA treatment records, specifically ophthalmology notes and informed consent documents from VISTA imaging system. The issues of service connection for left tibia-fibula fracture and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of both eyes are inextricably intertwined with the need to obtain these records.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for his son D.A. as a 'helpless child' on the basis of permanent incapacity for self-support prior to attaining age 18 is dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right eye disorder, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen the claim. The evidence considered did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no jurisdiction remains for the merits of the claims.
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