The Veteran's claim for increased disability ratings for his service-connected bilateral eye disabilities is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records review.
The deciding factor: The current evidence of record does not adequately reveal the present state of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic chronic anterior uveitis, epi-retinal membrane, no recession of anterior chamber of right eye, alternating exotropia and cataracts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2022
- Citation
- 22029372
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected uveitic glaucoma with uveitis has been granted initial and increased ratings, ranging from a 30% to a 60% disability rating based on the severity of his visual acuity and field contraction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to missing service treatment records and the need for a new opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral eye disability. The Veteran asserts his current condition is related to a shrapnel injury in service, but VA needs to obtain private medical records and request an expert opinion on the issue.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye disability, including macular degeneration, epi-retinal membrane, and glaucoma, finding that his current disabilities were not etiologically related to his active duty service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and a new VA examination to assess his current level of severity for his service-connected bilateral eye disability with glaucoma.
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