The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records, including SSA and Colorado Department of Health Care records. The Veteran's disability status or entitlement to benefits from these sources must be determined.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records prevent a determination on service connection for eye disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hypertensive retinopathy, right eye epiretinal membrane
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20056910
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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).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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