The Veteran's service connection claim for retinitis is reopened, and the case is remanded to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence received since the July 2015 rating decision raises a reasonable possibility for substantiating the service connection claims for retinitis. However, the claim remains in remand status due to the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- retinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23017589
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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: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for retinitis, diabetes mellitus, PTSD, and ischemic heart disease in June 2019.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and retinitis, finding that the Veteran's conditions were not related to his time at Camp Lejeune or any other service-connected condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all of his appeals prior to the Board's decision.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals on all issues before the Board, including service connection for conjunctivitis and retinitis, a higher rating for major depression with PTSD, a higher rating for lumbar arthritis and disc disease, and a compensable rating for cortical cataracts.
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