The Veteran's right eye disability, including a corneal abrasion from service and current conditions like refractive error, presbyopia, mild cataracts, and blepharitis, is being remanded for further evaluation. The TDIU claim is also remanded due to its interdependence with the service connection issue.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examination did not provide an adequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right eye disability, particularly concerning his refractive error and superimposed injury during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Right eye corneal abrasion, Refractive error, Presbyopia, Mild cataracts, Blepharitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24071952
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a separate compensable disability rating for cataracts associated with diabetes mellitus and service connection for blepharitis, finding no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition and a left knee condition, denied a compensable rating for right eye corneal abrasion, and remanded claims related to the shoulders and lumbosacral strain.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for PTSD, blood clots, blepharitis, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Veteran's MDD, rated at 100 percent since August 20, 2020, and other service-connected conditions have resulted in an effective date of August 20, 2020, for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
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