The Board has remanded two issues: one regarding service connection for a bilateral eye disorder and another for an evaluation greater than 10 percent for the service-connected left ankle sprain. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination findings.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and examinations as per VA regulations and court precedents.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disorder, Left Ankle Sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22069531
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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 Veteran's PTSD, sleep apnea, hypertension, right MCA stroke with left-sided hemiplegia and major neurocognitive impairment, headaches, left ankle sprain, cervical sprain, and lumbar disc disease are all granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted restoration of the Veteran's ratings for his service-connected right and left ankle disabilities from 30% to 10%, effective November 1, 2020.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and review due to conflicting opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's cerebrovascular accident, bilateral eye disorder, and hypertension. The case will be reviewed on a de novo basis as a result of the PACT Act.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss but denied a higher rating and also denied an increased rating for left ankle sprain.
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