The Board has remanded both claims for service connection due to inadequate examinations and missing records. The Veteran's eye disabilities are being examined again, and his left knee replacement is also requiring further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were inadequate and did not address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions or consider his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II as a potential cause.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Disability (claimed as vision condition), Left Knee Replacement
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24047852
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's left knee disability is rated at 30 percent for the total knee replacement and a 10 percent rating for the scar. The appeal was granted on both issues.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a psychiatric disorder due to military sexual trauma (MST) and remanded the claims for HIV-related illness, hypertension, left knee replacement, and sleep apnea.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her left and right knee replacements, finding that there was no evidence of severe painful motion or weakness in either knee.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's eligibility for enrollment in the VA Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) is remanded due to a legally inadequate medical opinion. The Board finds that further clarification and explanation are needed regarding the Veteran's need for personal care services, supervision, or instruction.
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