The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's left eye iritis.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests an increase in the frequency and severity of flare-ups associated with the Veteran’s left eye iritis since the April 2016 VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye iritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20081564
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to a claims processing error of erroneous docketing.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected left eye iritis is rated at 40 percent, but the Board finds that this rating does not meet the criteria for a higher initial compensable rating prior to February 25, 2020, and in excess of 10 percent from February 25, 2020, to February 5, 2021.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment prior to December 10, 2008.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's eye disorders, specifically his bilateral dry eye syndrome, nuclear sclerotic cataracts, and peripheral retinopathy. The VA examiner will need to provide an addendum opinion addressing whether these conditions are related to his service-connected left eye iritis.
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