The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, including a letter from his daughter and an in-service event claim. The medical opinions are unclear on whether the eye condition is congenital defect or disease, and further examination is needed.
The deciding factor: The opinion regarding the nature of the Veteran's eye conditions (defect or disease) is unclear, requiring additional examination to determine if service connection can be granted for pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- corneal scar, wet macular degeneration
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- A19001922
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,446 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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