The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding VA's follow-up efforts with the Veteran following his diagnosis of glaucoma. The Veteran is currently in receipt of disability benefits from Social Security Administration (SSA) for bilateral vision impairment, and SSA records need to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The opinion requested by the Board was not provided due to inadequacies in the previous opinions, specifically regarding VA's efforts to follow up with the Veteran following his diagnosis of glaucoma.
- Claimed conditions
- vision impairment, bilateral glaucoma, right eye retinal detachment with pseudophakia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24031496
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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.
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