The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, a compensable disability rating for his service-connected eye disability, and TDIU are being remanded due to the need for additional development of records and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The claims involve issues related to VA medical treatment, disability ratings, and employment status, which require further investigation into the Veteran's specific circumstances and medical history.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lattice degeneration, left eye retinal detachment and horseshoe tear repair, macular pucker, posterior chamber intraocular lens (PCIOL) implant
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2023
- Citation
- 23018065
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's disability rating for chronic blepharitis with dermatochalasis (baggy eye lids), dry eyes, and macular pucker was denied as his visual acuity did not meet the criteria for a greater than 10 percent rating. The TDIU claim was also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for macular pucker, as it was already combined with the Veteran's service-connected blepharitis and dry eyes since July 4, 1956.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's pinguecula and because adjudication of the increased rating claim could impact his TDIU claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a right eye disorder, claimed as blurred vision, is remanded due to the need for clarification of the examiner's opinion regarding additional disabilities and their causation.
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