Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's left eye condition is related to service, as it found that the condition did not preexist service.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed left eye condition.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye condition, to include left eye exotropia s/p strabismus surgery with amblyopia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111339
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