The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and compensation benefits related to his eye injuries, hip surgery complications, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine the current extent of the Veteran’s disabilities and their relationship to the surgeries and treatments he received. Medical opinions are required to address whether his numbness after hip surgery was caused by carelessness, negligence, or other fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- Head Injury Residuals (including diplopia and bilateral visual field constriction), Right Eye Injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19110131
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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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