The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's eye disorders and their relationship to service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his bilateral eye disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the Board needs additional evidence on whether any of the Veteran's current eye disorders are related to his military service or if they have a different origin.
- Claimed conditions
- itchy eyes, progressively worsening eye disability, droopiness or disfigurement of the eyelid, tearing that occurs 'all of a sudden', constant eye pain, ptosis / eyelid drooping
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22013006
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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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