The Board has determined that the Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for convergence insufficiency requires further examination and evaluation to determine the cause of his vision symptoms, including whether they are related to service-connected conditions or other factors. The case is being remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to differentiate which vision symptoms are associated with the Veteran's service-connected condition (convergence insufficiency) and any other contributing factors such as his TBI, photosensitivity, and psychological considerations.
- Claimed conditions
- Convergence insufficiency, Photosensitivity, Visual disturbance, Binocular disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20062515
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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
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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