The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion from the April 2019 examiner to determine the severity of the Veteran's right eye disability and whether his metamorphopsia is a symptom separate from decreased contrast sensitivity.
The deciding factor: The Board requested additional information regarding the severity of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability due to incomplete documentation in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye enucleation, right eye central serous retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22008101
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected eye disability was granted a 70 percent rating from March 23, 2015 to October 14, 2015. The appeal is denied for higher ratings beyond this period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to missing VA treatment records and inadequate medical opinions regarding the cause of the left eye enucleation. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 USC § 1151 is being reviewed again.
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