Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development to address whether the Veteran's eye disability is aggravated by his service-connected heart disability.
The deciding factor: The addendum opinion provided was inadequate as it did not separately address secondary causation and aggravation, and failed to address whether the Veteran's heart disability has affected his circulation such that the blood vessels in his eyes could have worsened his eye disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disability (amaurosis)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25014952
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