The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete documentation of the informed consent form for a right eye injection. The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is not related to service connection and thus does not involve any exposure basis or presumption.
The deciding factor: Incomplete documentation of the informed consent form for the right eye injection procedure prevents a determination on the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye loss of vision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24017925
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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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