The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a right eye disability, effective date for TDIU and DEA benefits, and service connection for diabetes mellitus (secondary to herbicide exposure). The Veteran's current right eye disabilities are not related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s current right eye disabilities are not related to his in-service corneal abrasion injury.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Eye Disability, Optic Neuropathy, Pseudophakia, Meibomitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2020
- Citation
- 20051212
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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
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
The Veteran's limitations in performing activities of daily living are consistent with being unable to sustain himself in the community, warranting Tier 2 benefits under the PCAFC program.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal as all reductions and severances of service connection were found to be proper due to fraud committed by the Veteran and his spouse.
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