The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the etiology of various diagnosed eye disabilities, including whether they are related to service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not provide previously requested secondary service-connection opinions or adequate rationale regarding the refractive error and age-related diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudophakia, astigmatism, hyperopia, myopia, presbyopia, dermachalasis of both upper lids, conjunctivochalasis, trichiasis of the left lower lid, corneal arcus, posterior vitreous detachment OS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19172243
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all the listed conditions in April 2024 and March 2025, thus dismissing the appeal.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to duty-to-assist errors, including failing to obtain SSA records and VA medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left eye disability is secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral eye condition, which is presumed to be related to service. The Veteran seeks service connection for glaucoma and pseudophakia, but the VA examiners' opinions are deemed inadequate.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye condition, including nonexudative age-related macular degeneration and pseudophakia, due to exposure to environmental toxins during his military service.
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