The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of proper assessment in the May 2014 VA examination report, and needs an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's glaucoma is related to service.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran’s glaucoma was at least as likely as not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye disorders, corneal edema from chronic open angle glaucoma, severe loss of vision, corneal scar associated with a history of herpes keratosis, pseudophakia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184389
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.
- 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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an eye disability, including dry eye syndrome, pseudophakia, and glaucoma, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service or a service-connected condition.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for an eye disability, granted a 70% rating for PTSD, and granted TDIU due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, pseudophakia, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy were granted based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service at Fort McClellan.
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