The Board remands the claim for service connection for blurry vision to obtain an addendum opinion based on file review.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examiner's opinion was found inadequate due to a lack of eye-related diagnoses in the claims file, and the Veteran testified that his blurry vision comes and goes and may be related to food/sugar intake. An additional examination is necessary for an accurate determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Blurry vision
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25004189
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,934 · Granted: 41% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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