Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an addendum opinion regarding the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's current eye disability(ies) related to a flash burn during service.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 eye opinion is inadequate as it did not address whether the cataracts in both eyes, which led to the cataract surgery and resulting pseudophakia, were caused by or are otherwise residuals of his flash burns during service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of bilateral flash burn
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25100269
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