The Veteran's service connection claims for left and right eye disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional examination.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's current eye conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Left eye disorder, Right eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146458
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.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for hearing loss, abdominal pain, and a left eye disorder was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement. The appeals for other conditions were denied based on lack of evidence linking them to service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral or unilateral hearing loss and a right eye disorder as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's right ear hearing loss is granted as incurred in service. The left ear hearing loss and left eye disorder are denied as not related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's right eye disorder and its relationship to service. The examiner is requested to clarify the diagnosis, determine if it is a congenital defect or acquired disorder, and assess whether it is related to service.
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