The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for glaucoma and an upper respiratory disability, including as secondary to retained metallic foreign bodies in the right eye and right side of the face or shell fragment wound of the forehead. The Veteran's glaucoma is being evaluated based on its relationship to his service-connected retained foreign body in the right eye, while the upper respiratory disability claims are also remanded for further examination and opinion regarding their relation to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional medical opinions were needed to address whether the Veteran's glaucoma was aggravated by his service-connected retained foreign body in the right eye and whether any other upper respiratory disability is related to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- glaucoma, low tension, upper respiratory disability (claimed as sinusitis, rhinosinusitis, and allergic rhinopharyngitis)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22045131
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an increased rating of 30 percent for the retained metallic foreign body of the right eye from December 2, 2021, but denied service connection for glaucoma as secondary to the same condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the current examinations are inadequate and requires a new examination with an ophthalmologist to determine the etiology of the Veteran's right eye disorders, including glaucoma. The claims for service connection and increased rating for retained metallic foreign body of the right eye are also remanded due to their inextricably intertwined nature.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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