The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his service-connected keratitis and blurred vision of the left eye is remanded due to the need for updated medical records and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The most recent treatment records are outdated, and a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left eye disability.
- Claimed conditions
- keratitis, blurred vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19114848
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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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- Dismissed
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