The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination for the Veteran's left eye disability. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his current left eye condition, which he claims was caused by an in-service injury. The appeal will be further adjudicated after obtaining necessary medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional development is needed due to the lack of a VA examination regarding the Veteran's left eye disability.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye irritation, neurological symptoms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162782
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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 claims of service connection for neurological symptoms and muscle pain due to a lack of VA examinations, which is considered a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examination and medical opinion provided were inadequate, and thus remanded to obtain additional private medical records and provide a new examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for neurological symptoms as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Veteran's claims are not supported by competent medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal for service connection of neurological symptoms and muscle pain in the upper extremities because a previous decision had already denied this claim.
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