The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's left eye blindness. The Veteran claims that VA treatment caused his blindness, but there is conflicting evidence and further development is needed.
The deciding factor: There are discrepancies in the medical records regarding the timing and nature of the Veteran's eye treatments, which affects the causation determination.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye blindness, left eye cystoid macular edema (CME), neovascular glaucoma (NVG)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2021
- Citation
- 21069462
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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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