The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination and opinion regarding whether the Veteran's chalazion of the left eye was aggravated by his service-connected sickle cell retinopathy.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion found that the VA medical opinions were only inadequate as to the issue of aggravation by a service-connected disability, specifically sickle cell retinopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- chalazion of the left eye, sickle cell retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2018
- Citation
- 18160477
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for sickle cell retinopathy and an acquired psychiatric disorder were granted. The claims for left leg gout and right leg gout were denied. The issues of hypertension, prostate cancer, and bilateral pes planus were remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for chalazion of the left eye, finding that it was caused by his service-connected retinal detachment, bilateral, visual field loss.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's additional left eye disability was caused by an ischemic event related to his sickle cell disease, and VA should have informed him of the risks involved in the March 2007 procedure. The Board grants compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran's sickle cell retinopathy was rated based on visual acuity, with the highest rating of 50% granted from February 15, 2001 to April 20, 2005. Service connection for chalazion of the left eye was also denied.
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