The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's vision condition is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The opinion requested determines if the Veteran’s vision condition was aggravated by his service-connected diabetes, which requires a different standard than secondary service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- vision condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18155542
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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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