The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's eye disabilities, including presbyopia and pre-glaucoma. The Veteran is requested to provide additional medical records and undergo a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The claim was previously denied due to lack of service connection for refractive error of the eyes, but new evidence has been provided that includes diagnoses of presbyopia, pre-glaucoma, and corneal pannus. The Board requires further evaluation to determine if these conditions are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- presbyopia, pre-glaucoma, corneal pannus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148599
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left eye disorder, including amblyopia and other conditions, as there was no evidence of aggravation beyond their natural progression during the Veteran's periods of active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied service connection for a vision disability, to include hyperopia and presbyopia, and remanded several other claims including those for kidney, hypertension, sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, lower extremity neuropathy, hip, knee, heart, neck, upper extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the restoration of a 10 percent disability rating for dry eye syndrome and denied service connection for hyperopia, presbyopia, optic nerve cupping, and glaucoma.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of a vision disability, including glaucoma, astigmatism, refractive error, and presbyopia, is granted. The Board found that the onset of these conditions was during active duty.
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