The Board has remanded the cases for compliance with prior directives to obtain VA treatment records, specifically ophthalmology notes and informed consent documents from VISTA imaging system. The issues of service connection for left tibia-fibula fracture and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability of both eyes are inextricably intertwined with the need to obtain these records.
The deciding factor: The Board's decision is remanded due to the failure to comply with prior directives to obtain VA treatment records, specifically ophthalmology notes and informed consent documents from VISTA imaging system.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye, left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22019295
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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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