The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a right eye cataract, as it requires further medical evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's use of corticosteroids and his right eye cataract.
The deciding factor: A remand is required due to an unclear record on whether the Veteran's corticosteroid use related to a service-connected disability caused or aggravated his right eye cataract.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye cataract
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25007169
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 denied service connection for hypertension, a heart disability, and a right eye disability other than cataract but granted service connection for a right eye cataract due to the Veteran's exposure to non-ionizing radiation in service.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied. The claim for right eye cataract was remanded for further evaluation.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right eye cataract, finding no causal relationship to in-service disease or injury. The VA examiner concluded it was less likely than not that the condition was caused by Agent Orange exposure.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity sciatica associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, but remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea.
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