The Board remands the claims for service connection for retinopathy and bilateral nuclear sclerosis as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II due to the Veteran's failure to cooperate with scheduled VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The requested VA opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed conditions have not been obtained due to his failure to cooperate with scheduling of necessary VA examinations, and further development is needed before a final decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- retinopathy, bilateral nuclear sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25004573
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Decisions by this judge: 772 · Granted: 31% (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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral eye condition, including cataracts, retinopathy, and dry eye syndrome, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between her current conditions and her military service.
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