The Veteran's right eye blindness is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding whether VA carelessness or negligence caused his condition.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine if VA carelessness or negligence caused the Veteran's right eye blindness and uveitis glaucoma hyphema syndrome.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye blindness, Uveitis glaucoma hyphema syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19179626
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 granted an initial rating of 80 percent for bilateral primary open-angle glaucoma, severe stage, unspecified pterygium, and right eye blindness, and a 60 percent rating for GERD.
- Denied
The Veteran's right eye blindness is rated at 30 percent, the highest possible rating under VA regulations. The Board found that anatomical loss of the eye was not present and thus denied a higher disability rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's disabilities, including right eye blindness, were not shown to be so disabling as to require regular aid and attendance or permanent housebound status prior to March 27, 2018. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support his claim for special monthly pension based on need for aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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