The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral eye disorder and remanded the issue of service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left knee. The case is now being remanded to readjudicate the issue of service connection for the left knee.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not establish a direct relationship between the current conditions and service, including any in-service injuries or diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disorder, degenerative joint disease of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19180541
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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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