The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for vision impairment, to include as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, prior to August 10, 2022, for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain an opinion consistent with the theory of service connection currently at issue, specifically regarding direct service connection based on herbicide exposure during service in Thailand.
- Claimed conditions
- vision impairment
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25005266
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral upper and lower peripheral neuropathy but denied service connection for a dental disability, vision impairment, and a right-hand disability.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for inguinal hernia, hypertension, left shoulder condition, and vision impairment was dismissed due to untimely filing of the notice of disagreement. The claims for headaches, OSA, IBS, and bilateral hearing loss were denied as there is no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during its pendency.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a vision impairment condition to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's vision impairment condition.
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