The Board has remanded the case due to issues with the standard used for a presumption of aggravation and inadequate reasons or bases addressing the Veteran's lay assertions regarding his eye disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the Board failed to provide adequate analysis on whether the Veteran’s statements raised a theory of entitlement to service connection on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye exotropia, left eye amblyopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20035091
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral eye disability, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye amblyopia, finding that it is a congenital defect and not incurred or aggravated by service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disability, finding that his preexisting condition did not worsen during active service and was instead gradually regressing over time.
- Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis prior to February 11, 2022, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.
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