Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case to obtain additional medical opinions and reconsider the veteran's eye disabilities, including potential unemployability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's statement and a September 2022 VA exam indicated the Veteran's eye disability impacted his employability.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified optic atrophy, drusen (degenerative) of the right macula, scotoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006206
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