The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and need for a new opinion regarding the Veteran's eye condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for an adequate VA examination and medical opinion to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for his eye conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- dry eye disease, superficial punctate keratitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24033167
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Decisions by this judge: 713 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Granted
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