The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bilateral glaucoma (claimed as blindness) due to additional development being required.
The deciding factor: Additional evidentiary development is needed before the claims on appeal can be adjudicated.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20001708
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.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for dry eye syndrome, bilateral pseudophakia, and bilateral glaucoma based on a TERA during the Veteran's active duty.
- Partly granted
The Board granted separate ratings of 20 percent for right and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, but denied earlier effective dates for special monthly compensation, service connection for bilateral glaucoma, and payment of accrued benefits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an eye disorder, to include bilateral glaucoma and cataracts, and a left eye epiretinal membrane, as the current VA opinions are not adequate.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date of service connection for left thumb tendonitis and a higher initial disability rating for bilateral glaucoma, and remanded several other claims for further development.
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