The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of entitlement to a compensable disability rating for his left eye scar requires further development due to incomplete medical records and conflicting examination results.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and conflicting examination results have been identified as reasons for remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye scar, visual field impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2022
- Citation
- 22038360
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted a separate 10 percent rating for unilateral lagophthalmos, but denied an increased rating for the left eye scar. The Veteran's left eye injury residuals are currently assigned a 10 percent rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for vision loss and visual field impairment, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct or secondary relationship with his active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a left eye scar incurred during active duty. The appeal was withdrawn for other issues, including increased disability ratings and service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected diabetes is found to be the primary cause of his diagnosed conditions, including asthma, erectile dysfunction (ED), hypertension, bilateral diabetic retinopathy, peripheral neuropathy in multiple extremities, and a left eye scar. The Board has granted increased ratings for these conditions based on their secondary relationship to diabetes.
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