The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining all pertinent treatment records and notifying the Veteran of his TDIU claim requirements.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to obtain all relevant medical records and ensure that the Veteran's TDIU claim is properly addressed.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye visual impairment, right eye contraction of visual field
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18156019
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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