The Board remands the matter for a VA eye condition review examination to provide an adequate opinion regarding the Veteran's lay statements, more recent eye injury, and all eye diagnoses found during the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The examiner must consider the Veteran's statement of an in-service eye injury as well as a post-service eye injury, and opine on whether the conditions are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by military service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24001122
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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