The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records, specifically missing VA and private treatment records related to the Veteran's detached retina. The claim will be returned for further development.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records have been identified as a reason for remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- detached retina, associated scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177797
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,797 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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