The Board has decided to remand the case due to inconsistencies between the Veteran's lay statements and the VA opinion, as well as the need for additional service records. The claim will be reconsidered after these issues are addressed.
The deciding factor: There is a discrepancy between the Veteran's lay contentions and the previous VA opinion regarding his claimed glaucoma condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral low tension glaucoma with cortical cataracts, left eye hypertropia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24082232
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 30 percent for left eye hypertropia and a TDIU. As such, these issues are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing at the Pittsburgh RO. The issues of an increased disability rating for left eye hypertropia and service connection for headaches and neck spasms are on hold until further notice.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for left eye hypertropia and granted it, finding that new evidence supports the reopening of the claim.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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