The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right eye blindness is being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of new evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence suggests a possibility that a private medical physician may have or had rendered a favorable medical opinion, warranting a VA examination to obtain a medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Blindness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19163803
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,421 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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).
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for right eye blindness due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining treatment records and providing an addendum opinion.
- Whole decision: Granted
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