The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether there was a superimposed disease or injury in service that resulted in additional eye disability, and whether any diagnosed congenital disease was aggravated beyond its natural progression during military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the visual field right eye showing generalized sensitivity depression across most of the field is a superimposed disease or injury, as required by the Board's remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065702
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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