The Board remands the appeal for a new VA opinion to determine if the Veteran had impairment of her visual field due to optic neuritis prior to January 15, 2020.
The deciding factor: A predecisional duty to assist error was found in not considering private visual field testing records in previous evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- optic neuritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25042138
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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