The Board remands the issue of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right eye vision loss due to cataract surgery for additional development, including obtaining additional medical records and a new VA opinion.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed as there are pertinent treatment reports that have not been associated with the claims file, and a new VA opinion is required to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed right eye visual impairment due to cataract surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye vision loss due to cataract surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2021
- Citation
- 21063228
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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