The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral eye disability due to exposure to chemical agents and as secondary to type II diabetes, including an examination and opinion regarding these issues.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous examinations were inadequate and did not consider all relevant evidence, particularly the service treatment records documenting an April 1968 eye injury and December 1966 references to the Veteran's work in an eye hazard area. The remand also noted that the Veteran’s exposure to herbicide agents is conceded due to his service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065199
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating for GERD and service connection for glaucoma, while remanding the claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder, left wrist, bilateral hip, and left ankle disabilities as there is no current disability. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded for further development.
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