The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral open angle glaucoma to ensure a VA examination is conducted to determine its etiology.
The deciding factor: A medical examination or opinion is necessary as there are indications that the Veteran's condition may be related to an event during service, but insufficient evidence exists in the record to make a decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral open angle glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071487
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral open angle glaucoma, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for acute, subacute or old myocardial infarction and arteriosclerotic heart disease status post artery bypass graft, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type 2, with diabetic retinopathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic nephropathy, and erectile dysfunction, and bilateral open angle glaucoma.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for another VA medical opinion to address whether the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II caused or aggravated his bilateral open angle glaucoma, and whether his bilateral open angle glaucoma would be less severe but for his diabetes.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral open angle glaucoma prior to December 10, 2019 and granted a 20 percent rating after that date. The claim for pseudofolliculitis barbae was also denied.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.