The Board has granted service connection for pterygium but has remanded the issue of service connection for an eye disability other than keratoconjunctivitis sicca and pterygium.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's pterygium had its onset in service, leading to a finding of service connection. The remanded issue involves additional diagnoses such as blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction.
- Claimed conditions
- pterygium, keratoconjunctivitis sicca
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2020
- Citation
- 20026082
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's acquired eye disorders are secondary to his service-connected hepatitis. The Veteran seeks service connection for these conditions, which include cataracts, strabismus amblyopia, choroidal nevus, and pterygium.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal regarding service connection for pterygium and paralysis of the median nerve of the bilateral arms was dismissed due to an untimely Board Appeal Request.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The claim for a compensable rating for dry eye syndrome was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD). The Board will remand the service connection claim for an eye disorder, including corneal ulcer, pterygium, pinguecula, retinal fibrosis, arcus senilis, anterior toxic cortical cataract, superficial punctate keratitis (SPK), and visual field constriction.
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