The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for a left eye disorder, to include as secondary to the service-connected bipolar disorder with psychotic features.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's statements and medical evidence do not provide sufficient information to determine whether his left eye disorder is related to military service or his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Bipolar Disorder with psychotic features, Left Eye Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20053733
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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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD is granted with an initial evaluation of 50 percent prior to February 20, 2020. The RO has remanded the issues regarding service connection for Skin Cancer and Left Eye Disorder due to insufficient evidence.
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