The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's pigmentary glaucoma is related to his service. The case is being remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence of an etiological relationship between the Veteran's pigmentary glaucoma and his military service, necessitating further medical evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- pigmentary glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143232
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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's pigmentary dispersion syndrome with pigmentary glaucoma is related to his military service and granted service connection for these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pigmentary glaucoma, status post cataract surgery with interocular lens implantation bilaterally, exotropia, and myopia. The veteran's claims were not supported by competent medical evidence linking the eye conditions to military service.
- Granted
The Board has found that the veteran's pigmentary glaucoma, bilaterally, is service connected as it originated during his military service and was seen with continued problems and treatment thereafter.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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