The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for his right and left eye disabilities due to conflicting evidence regarding whether the conditions pre-existed service or were aggravated by military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran’s eye disabilities preexisted service or were aggravated by service, necessitating further examination and opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Disability, Left Eye Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19161607
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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
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