The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's vision condition is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The previous VA opinion used a higher burden of proof (clear and unmistakable) that was not appropriate for secondary service connection, and did not consider all relevant evidence in the file.
- Claimed conditions
- vision condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183506
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.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded several claims, including those for back disability, left wrist disability, and others.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a vision condition, to include as secondary to service-connected tinnitus, due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a vision condition, left ear hearing loss, and herpes simplex/erythema multiforme. The claims for hair loss, bilateral shin splints (claimed as muscle pain), fibromyalgia (claimed as muscle pain), and Meniere's disease with vertigo were remanded for further development.
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