The Veteran's need for regular aid and attendance is being remanded due to the worsening of his eye condition and self-care abilities. He needs a new VA examination to assess whether he requires assistance.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's eye condition has worsened, requiring further assessment to determine if he now requires regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- blindness, eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101931
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the request to readjudicate the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, but denied the claim itself.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for thyroid condition, diabetes, eye condition, and peripheral neuropathy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for an eye condition, an earlier effective date for hypertension, and a compensable initial rating for hypertension. The back condition was remanded.
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