The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and requests for additional information from the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further development of the claims file, including obtaining missing medical records and confirming that all relevant evidence has been considered.
- Claimed conditions
- detached retina, cataract with lens replacement, left eye posterior subscapular cataract, bilateral diplopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20078146
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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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