The Board remands the claim for service connection of bilateral cataract disability to correct a duty to assist error by obtaining outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to an unfulfilled duty to assist in obtaining relevant private treatment records prior to the August 2023 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral cataract disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045503
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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