The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination and medical opinion regarding the etiology of any diagnosed eye disorders, including an allergic disability affecting the eyes. The Veteran's service treatment records show evidence of allergy problems with associated itchy eyes, and post-service private treatment records indicate allergies, to include allergic rhinitis and conjunctiva with eye itching/watering.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner is needed to provide a definitive opinion on whether any diagnosed disabilities affecting the Veteran's eyes had their onset in or are otherwise related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disorder, Allergic disability affecting the eyes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19111511
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Decisions by this judge: 1,350 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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