The appeal for higher initial and extra-schedular disability ratings for a right eye corneal scar is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and further development of the record.
The deciding factor: Further evidentiary development, including obtaining VA treatment records and private medical records, is needed to accurately assess the Veteran's condition and determine appropriate rating levels.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye corneal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2020
- Citation
- 20014305
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and effective dates have been granted. The effective date for all conditions is June 26, 2023.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right eye disability, which is secondary to a corneal scar from chemical injury. The Veteran does not have incapacitating episodes or diplopia.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, prostatitis, kidney stones, and multiple other disabilities. The earlier effective date claim was also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings for allergic rhinitis and right eye corneal scar are being remanded due to the need to obtain VA treatment records from Salisbury Health Care System and SSA disability records.
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