The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected traumatic brain injury caused or aggravated his detached retina in the right eye.
The deciding factor: Both VA and private medical opinions are insufficient, and further examination is needed to determine if there is a connection between the service-connected TBI and the detached retina.
- Claimed conditions
- retinal detachment in the right eye
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19131251
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Decisions by this judge: 961 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
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