The Board has remanded the case for further development and opinion regarding service connection for transient vision loss of the right eye, as secondary to service-connected macular atrophy in the left eye. The paired organ rule issue is also pending.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinions are needed to address whether the Veteran's service-connected left eye disability causes or aggravates his ophthalmic migraines and retinal vasospasms, which may be underlying causes of his transient right eye blindness.
- Claimed conditions
- Transient vision loss of the right eye, Ophthalmic migraines, Retinal vasospasms
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21006842
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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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