The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's right eye disorder and its relationship to service. The examiner is requested to clarify the diagnosis, determine if it is a congenital defect or acquired disorder, and assess whether it is related to service.
The deciding factor: The current opinion on the right eye disorder is needed to establish whether the condition is related to service, including any incident thereof.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye disorder, Senile cataracts in the right eye, Diabetic retinopathy in the right eye, Exotropia of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000258
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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