The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's vision deterioration disability. The Veteran contends that his left eye deterioration was caused by stress in service and provided lay statements about chronicity of symptoms from separation to diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not adequately address the Veteran's contentions of continuity of symptoms from service to diagnosis, focusing instead on the diagnosis date of 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- vision deterioration
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2022
- Citation
- 22065684
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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
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