Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for a new examination to address deficiencies in previous opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral eye disability and its potential relationship to service or service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The prior VA examiner did not substantially comply with the remand directives, providing insufficient medical rationale for their conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disability, including cataracts, open angle glaucoma, and/or diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25013768
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