The Board remands the claim for a new examination and substantial compliance with previous remand directives due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: There was duty to assist error prior to the August 2024 rating decision, as the examiner failed to address the Veteran's cataracts diagnosis as evidenced by private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral vision disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039705
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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