The Board has remanded the case for a VA examination to determine whether additional eye diagnoses are caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected bilateral cataracts and/or diabetes mellitus type II, and for an evaluation of all symptoms associated with his service-connected eye condition without considering symptoms due to distinguishable disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found conflicting information regarding the Veteran's current eye diagnoses and possible additional diagnoses related to his service-connected diabetes and cataracts, necessitating a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral cataracts, Right eye choroidal nervus, Right eye chorioretinal scar, Right eye exudative age-related macular degeneration, Left eye nonexudative age-related macular degeneration, Bilateral dry eye syndrome
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22039914
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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 bilateral dry eye syndrome is rated at a 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 6025, the maximum available for this condition.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral eye disability, including cataracts and a choroidal nevus affecting the left eye, is not attributable to active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for alopecia areata is dismissed. The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral dry eye syndrome with vision impairment scars are remanded due to a duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the grant of service connection for bilateral dry eye syndrome was improper due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE), and thus, the appeal is denied.
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