The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding his right eye conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional evaluations are required to address inconsistencies in findings related to the Veteran's right eye, including whether he has keratoconus or cornea irregularity.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye keratoconus, right cornea irregularity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21042558
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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 Veteran's left eye keratoconus and bilateral keratoconus prior to June 30, 2022, are rated at 30 percent. From June 30, 2022, the rating for bilateral keratoconus is denied as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left eye keratoconus and left ankle strain were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on pain, rest requirements, or episodic incapacity due to functional impairment.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right eye keratoconus and left eye keratoconus, finding that his conditions began during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an extraschedular rating and TDIU due to incomplete information, including missing SSDI records. The Veteran must be provided with updated eye examinations to address his bilateral cataracts and right eye cornea irregularity/keratoconus.
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