The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and sending appropriate VCAA notice to the Veteran's correct address in Milton, Florida.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous correspondence was sent to an incorrect address and ordered the rescheduling of the Veteran's examination and VCAA notice.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye non-ischemic retinal vein occlusion, left eye injury with no light perception
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1817951
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right eye disability is aggravated by his service-connected left eye injury. The VA needs to obtain a new medical opinion addressing this issue.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with prior directives, specifically a need for a new medical opinion addressing secondary service connection by way of aggravation.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right eye non-ischemic retinal vein occlusion, finding that it is not secondary to his service-connected left eye injury with no light perception.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient consideration of special considerations for paired organs and a need for an ophthalmologist's opinion addressing both causation and aggravation elements of secondary service connection.
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