The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether any current right eye condition, other than a refractive error, was incurred during service or aggravated by exposure to hazardous materials like trichloroethylene (TCE). The Veteran's medical records need to be updated and an examination should be conducted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran’s claims for service connection are incomplete due to insufficient evidence regarding the nature of his current right eye conditions and their relationship to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye refractive error, Cataract
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20044207
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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: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right eye visual field loss is due to an in-service injury, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating and effective date prior to May 23, 2013 was denied as the evidence did not show that his bilateral eye condition manifested symptoms more closely approximating those required for a higher evaluation.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected diabetic retinopathy with pseudophakia of the right eye and cataract of the left eye associated with diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 30 percent. The Board denied an increased rating, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on visual impairment.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted under the PACT Act. The initial disability rating for ischemic optical neuropathy and cataract remains at 10 percent.
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