The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a left eye disability due to service-connected seizures, as there is conflicting medical opinion regarding whether the retinal detachment was caused or aggravated by his epilepsy.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting opinions from different VA physicians regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left eye disability and its relationship to his service-connected seizures.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye retinal detachment
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23043154
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left eye condition, including his diagnosed left eye retinal detachment, is related to service and granted entitlement to service connection.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left eye retinal detachment, finding that it was not related to his exposure to herbicide agents or his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left eye disability is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II (DMII).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for left eye retinal detachment with scleral buckle prior to February 25, 2008, a rating in excess of 30 percent for left eye retinal detachment with scleral buckle from February 25, 2008, to November 30, 2013, and the propriety of the reduction from December 1, 2013. The claims are remanded due to the need for additional development.
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