The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral eye conditions to ensure an adequate VA opinion is obtained and that there is substantial compliance with prior remand directives.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to an inadequate VA opinion that did not address in-service injuries or provide a rationale for its findings, thus failing to substantially comply with the Board's previous remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25051378
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,156 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right buttock scar, post traumatic residual pain of the right fifth finger, a left hand condition, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral eye conditions.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims of service connection for arthritis, eye conditions, hypertension, and lower back pain are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of new evidence.
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