The Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye cataract surgery under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is being remanded due to the submission of new evidence that may affect the outcome.
The deciding factor: New and relevant evidence has been submitted, which requires a readjudication of the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye cataract surgery, idiopathic corneal edema, uveitis glaucoma hyphema syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 18, 2021
- Citation
- A21016858
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied compensation for residuals of left eye surgery due to the lack of proximate cause by VA clinicians, and found no negligence or fault. The Veteran's condition was not caused by the cataract surgery.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the remand is necessary due to inadequate development of evidence regarding service connection for bilateral eye disabilities and a left eye disability under U.S.C. §1151.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's eye and vision disorders, including open angle glaucoma, were found to be related to service. However, the remand is necessary for clarification on whether her in-service diagnoses of preglaucoma and glaucoma-suspect are the beginning of or a distinct disorder from her current diagnosis.
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