The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition due to the untimely filing of his notice of disagreement with the January 2016 rating decision. The appeal was not timely filed as it occurred more than one year after the original time limit expired.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file his notice of disagreement within the one-year period required by law, which resulted in the untimely filing of his appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22013677
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for GERD has been readjudicated due to the submission of relevant new evidence.,The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral eye condition, headaches, low back condition, lung cancer, and Parkinson's disease with tremors have also been readjudicated due to the submission of relevant new evidence.
- Granted
The Veteran's right knee disability (status post total knee arthroplasty) is rated at 60 percent prior to December 10, 2024 and denied for higher ratings thereafter. His left knee disability remains at 10 percent. The bilateral eye condition was initially rated at 10 percent but increased to 20 percent beginning December 12, 2024. TDIU is granted prior to August 1, 2023.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of VA examinations and consideration of all relevant evidence, including his National Guard service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded certain issues for further development.
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