The Board has remanded the claims for service connection, tinnitus evaluation, and TDIU due to incomplete development of evidence regarding the Veteran's left eye disability and tinnitus. The appeals are now pending again.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on insufficient information about the pre-service status of the Veteran's left eye conditions and the relationship between his tinnitus and employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye amblyopia, uveal melanoma, anatomical loss of the left eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22054554
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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 diagnosed uveal melanoma of the eye is found to be etiologically related to his exposure to Agent Orange during military service, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sarcoidosis and related secondary conditions due to incomplete medical records and a need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from various healthcare providers.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye amblyopia, finding that it is a congenital defect and not incurred or aggravated by service.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for rheumatoid arthritis, a respiratory disability (including asthma and obstructive chronic bronchitis), and left eye amblyopia have been granted. The appeals are remanded for further development regarding other issues.
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