The Board remands the issue of entitlement to compensation pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a blind right eye disability due to a 2009 cataract surgery, as additional evidence and an examination are needed.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinion is required to determine if the Veteran's blindness was proximately caused by VA care or an unforeseen circumstance.
- Claimed conditions
- blind right eye disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24031939
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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