The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete opinion regarding the Veteran's eye condition, which may be related to service or a personal assault. The Veteran needs a new medical opinion to clarify this issue.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address whether the Veteran's eye condition is related to his in-service assault or any other incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- eye condition
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21065687
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for various conditions and ratings have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing from appellate consideration in December 2025.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral eye condition, which is presumed to be related to service. The Veteran seeks service connection for glaucoma and pseudophakia, but the VA examiners' opinions are deemed inadequate.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to their death, and the claims for service connection have not been decided.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection for an eye disability and tinnitus were dismissed because the VA Form 10182 was not received within one year of the respective rating decisions, and no statement of good cause was provided.
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