The Board is remanding the claims for increased ratings for bilateral pterygium and conjunctivitis, as well as service connection for hearing loss and tinnitus. The Veteran's VA treatment records are incomplete, and he has not been examined by VA for his eye disabilities.
The deciding factor: There are missing VA treatment records and the Veteran has not been evaluated by VA for his service-connected eye disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral pterygium, Right eye conjunctivitis, Left eye conjunctivitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19101554
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
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