The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right eye injury due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The July 2021 opinion is considered inadequate as it does not consider the Veteran's reports of events and symptoms, and a new opinion is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right eye injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23001845
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 service connection for mild facial acne, allergic rhinitis, and depression based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), residuals of a right eye injury, and an acquired psychiatric disorder were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right eye injury based on new and relevant evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for residuals of a right eye injury to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion that addresses whether the Veteran's reports of pain, vision impairment, and itchiness in the right eye are productive of functional impairment and if so, whether those symptoms are related to service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a right eye injury, including cataracts, macular degeneration, and blepharitis, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his in-service right eye injury.
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