The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new VA examination to address the extent of any scarring in the retina and whether it is related to the Veteran's service-connected left eye disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran may be entitled to a disability rating on the basis of a left chorioretinal scar, which was not addressed during previous examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- iris sphincter tear, left eye chorioretinal scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22011611
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and headaches, granted a 20 percent rating for dry eye syndrome, and denied a compensable rating for left eye chorioretinal scar and a higher rating for major depressive disorder.
- Granted
The Board has restored service connection for left eye chorioretinal scar, effective from the date of severance (December 1, 2019), as the original decision was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasons and bases in the previous decision, specifically regarding whether the Veteran experienced incapacitating episodes related to his service-connected left eye injury.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for residuals of left eye injury, iris sphincter tear was denied as his condition does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on visual impairment or incapacitating episodes.
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