The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a medical assessment to determine the nature and cause of any current left eye disabilities, including visual impairment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's in-service chemical burn may have resulted in current left eye disabilities, but further examination is needed to confirm this.
- Claimed conditions
- visual impairment of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129141
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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