The Board remands the service connection claim for a left eye disorder for a new VA examination to properly address all relevant diagnoses and consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service exposure and symptoms.
The deciding factor: The February 2025 VA examiner did not provide an adequate opinion as it was based solely on the absence of documentation in the record without considering the Veteran's reports of symptoms and history.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2025
- Citation
- 25006345
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 migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability is etiologically related to his active service. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate development of the record.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a cerebrovascular accident, genitourinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, left eye disorder, and right eye disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability. The claim for service connection for a left eye disorder was remanded for further development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left eye disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability related to his military service. The right eye disorder claim was remanded for further development.
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