The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's myopic astigmatism is a defect or disease, and if it is a disease, whether it was aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The nature of the claimed disability (myopic astigmatism) must be clarified before the Board can make a decision on the merits. The opinion provider will need to determine whether the condition is a defect or a disease, and then address whether there was disease or injury superimposed on a defect during service.
- Claimed conditions
- myopic astigmatism
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19114377
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal of the January 2013 denial of service connection for myopic astigmatism with senile cataracts, bilateral eyes was dismissed due to non-compliance with claims processing rules.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the Veteran's service during a qualifying period of ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA, and for a VA medical opinion on whether any diagnosed left eye disability was incurred during such periods.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder disorder, myopic astigmatism, an eye disability to include an eye infection, and bilateral hearing loss. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to military service.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the claim and found new evidence that suggests the right eye disability may not be related to service. However, the current evidence does not support a finding of service connection for residuals of a right eye injury.
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