The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected right eye disability and a scar, due to lack of recent examination records. The cases will be readjudicated after any additional evidence is obtained.
The deciding factor: The VA needs updated treatment records and examinations to properly assess the current severity of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- right vision loss, h/o ocular trauma, status post reconstructive surgery (right eye disability)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23060828
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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
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