The Board has decided that the Veteran's eye injury and acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder, are not service-connected. The case is being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct link between the claimed conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye injury, Acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and Major Depressive Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19136350
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for payment or reimbursement of non-VA medical expenses incurred on December 5, 2019 at Abrazo Scottsdale Campus is remanded due to incomplete records and the need to determine eligibility under VA policies.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for eye injury as there was no evidence of a current disability caused by the in-service eye injury.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for a back condition due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal. The issue of service connection for residuals from an eye injury is remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for heart disease, eye injury, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran's PTSD with persistent depressive disorder does not warrant a rating in excess of 70 percent, and the prostate cancer does not require a higher rating or additional benefits.
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