The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to address the Veteran's contentions and additional evidence provided at his hearing, including his claims of eye disabilities related to service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further medical evaluation to consider the Veteran's contentions regarding his eye disabilities and their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lattice degeneration with atrophic holes, blepharitis, refractive error with presbyopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19180715
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 service connection for dermatochalasis, meibomian gland dysfunction, and blepharitis. The claims for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right shoulder tendinopathy, diabetes, and prostate cancer with urinary incontinence status-post prostatectomy were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for allergic conjunctivitis and blepharitis due to an inadequate medical opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a left eye disorder, including amblyopia and other conditions, as there was no evidence of aggravation beyond their natural progression during the Veteran's periods of active duty.
- Dismissed
The appeals for earlier effective dates for hyperhidrosis and TMD were dismissed due to untimely notice of disagreement, while the appeal for blepharitis was granted with an effective date of November 4, 2021.
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