The Board has decided to remand the case for a new VA examination to determine if any of the Veteran's diagnosed vision disabilities are related to his service, including environmental exposures in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board improperly narrowed the scope of the Veteran’s claim and instructed the Board to remand this matter for a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- nuclear sclerosis, drusen, corneal degeneration acus senilis, pinguecula, hordeolum internum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157912
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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 Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's vision problems, which may be related to his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and SMC have been remanded due to regulatory changes affecting the rating of eyes on May 13, 2018. The AOJ is instructed to consider both old and new criteria for rating eye disabilities.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claims as there was no valid appeal to review.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected eye disability does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation. The knee and psychiatric claims are remanded due to procedural errors.
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