Remanded (sent back)PACT Act
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a disability manifesting as blurry vision, to include glaucoma suspect, temporal Amsler distortion, cataracts, dry eyes, and refractive error, due to the need for a VA examination and medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to satisfy a regulatory or statutory duty under 38 C.F.R. § 20.802(a) to obtain a VA medical examination and medical opinion pursuant to the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Blurry vision, to include glaucoma suspect, temporal Amsler distortion, cataracts, dry eyes, and refractive error
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092286
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