The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected glaucoma and cataracts with conjunctivitis. The propriety of the severance of service connection for defective vision will also be adjudicated.
The deciding factor: The case has been referred to the AOJ for initial adjudication of the issue of the propriety of the severance of service connection for defective vision, which may affect the current appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- defective vision, glaucoma and cataracts with conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1820910
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for various conditions and service connection issues are being remanded due to the receipt of new evidence. The specific issues include rating adjustments, service connection determinations, and reopening of previously denied claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); stroke residuals; seizure disorder; and defective vision due to inconsistencies in medical opinions and a need for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the petition to reopen the claim of service connection for defective vision because new evidence did not relate to the unestablished issue of whether the condition was caused or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Board has revised its decision to grant service connection for aphakia of the left eye with defective vision, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable error in denying it initially.
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