The Board remands the matter for additional development to address the adequacy of a VA opinion regarding the Veteran's vision loss disability and TERA exposure.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 VA examiner provided an inadequate opinion, failing to explain what WRIISC is or how it pertains to the Veteran's condition, and did not offer an opinion on whether TERA was related to the Veteran's brain tumor.
- Claimed conditions
- vision loss disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25013185
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Decisions by this judge: 1,963 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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