The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA examination and requests for additional medical records. The Veteran's eye disorders, including central serous retinopathy with peripheral vision loss, need further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s current eye disorders are related to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- central serous retinopathy, peripheral vision loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18158958
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for lumbar spine disability, peripheral vision loss, left side inguinal hernia, and right ankle osteoarthritis. The evidence received since the July 2018 rating decision is considered new and relevant to these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient efforts in obtaining post-service medical records and an inadequate VA examination. The AOJ is instructed to obtain copies of Dr. Koso's treatment records, make reasonable efforts to obtain them, and request a more detailed opinion on the nature and etiology of all current eye disabilities.
- Denied
The Veteran's loss of vision, resulting from cataract surgery at VA on June 16, 2011, is not considered a qualifying additional disability for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for a left eye disability (central serous retinopathy and macular degeneration) is granted. The claim for a right eye disability remains denied.
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