The Board remands the claim for an eye disorder, including retinitis and corneal scars, to obtain a medical opinion regarding the etiology of the condition in relation to service, including exposure to burn pits.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is necessary due to the lack of a clear etiology for the diagnosed corneal scars.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorder, claimed as retinitis and corneal scars
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017853
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (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.
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