The Board has remanded the claim for a left eye disability due to issues with compliance and need for additional development. The Veteran seeks service connection, but the evidence does not clearly establish that his pre-existing condition worsened during service.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to determine if the Veteran's pre-existing eye conditions clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and whether any worsening was due to natural progression of the disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye visual condition, double vision, colorblindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19110764
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Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (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: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, prostate condition, and double vision due to acoustic neuroma are denied. The prostate condition and double vision claim are remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for vision loss and colorblindness, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to his military service or diabetes mellitus.
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