The Veteran's right eye disorder is being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient evidence regarding its relationship to his service-connected left eye disability and the frequency, severity, and duration of his episodes of transient vision loss. The paired organ rule issue is also being remanded.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was provided to determine if the Veteran's right eye disorder is secondary to his service-connected left eye disability or meets the criteria for a higher rating under the paired organ rule.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye disorder, episodic vision loss of the right eye due to ophthalmic migraines caused by vasospasms
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19184176
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability related to his military service. The right eye disorder claim was remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted readjudication of six service connection claims based on new and relevant evidence, including hearing testimony and a nexus statement from Dr. Townsend. All six claims were remanded for further development, including obtaining incomplete service treatment records, VA treatment records, private medical records, and adequate VA examinations and medical opinions.
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