The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient clarification of the relationship between the Veteran's keratoconus and his service exposure, including eye rubbing. The examiner must address these factors in their opinion.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a more detailed examination and opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's keratoconus and his service exposure to jet fuel and repetitive eye rubbing.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral keratoconus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19166553
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied the claim for service connection for cellulitis and remanded claims for allergic rhinitis, eczema, bilateral keratoconus, sinusitis, and knee conditions due to incomplete records and need for further development.
- Granted
The veteran is granted an initial 20 percent rating for chronic allergic conjunctivitis with bilateral blepharitis, bilateral dry eye syndrome, and bilateral keratoconus. Additionally, a separate initial 10 percent rating is granted for decreased visual acuity due to bilateral keratoconus.
- Denied
The Board denied the appeal, finding that the severance of service connection for bilateral keratoconus was proper due to an erroneous factual finding.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral keratoconus was denied as the evidence did not show sufficient worsening to warrant a higher rating.
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