The Board has determined that the severance of service connection for right eye retrobulbar neuritis with amaurosis from November 17, 1999 was not properly made due to missing evidence. The Veteran's claim file does not contain all of the underlying evidence relied on by the AOJ in making this decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were missing records related to the investigation and therefore could not determine if fraud occurred as required for severance of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye retrobulbar neuritis, blindness in both eyes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24015108
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board found clear and unmistakable error in the grant of service connection for right eye retrobulbar neuritis (previously diagnosed as amaurosis), leading to its severance. The Veteran's claim was denied.
- Denied
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- Partly granted
The Board granted entitlement to Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on blindness in both eyes and remanded the issue of service connection for sarcoidosis due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Denied
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