The Board has remanded the case for additional development and clarification due to conflicting evidence regarding when the Veteran filed a notice of disagreement (NOD) with the November 1998 rating decision denying service connection for bilateral glaucoma.
The deciding factor: Conflicting evidence exists regarding whether the Veteran timely filed an NOD within one year following the November 1998 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19192775
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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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