The Board has remanded the case due to missing service medical records, specifically those from February 1976 ophthalmology treatment. The Veteran's right eye disability is believed to be aggravated by a pre-existing condition.
The deciding factor: Missing service medical records prevent a determination on the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye disability, blindness, anatomical loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2021
- Citation
- 21065119
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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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