The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional records and a VA examination. The issues include seeking increased ratings for uveitis, arthritis at L4-5, and systemic sarcoidosis.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather an increase in rating for pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- uveitis, arthritis at L4-5, systemic sarcoidosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0034100
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied a rating higher than 30 percent for the Veteran's uveitis with open angle glaucoma and aphakia of the left eye, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hair loss, back pain, depression and anxiety, uveitis, and joint pain as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a causal relationship to service.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for fibromyalgia, uveitis, and sarcoidosis based on new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected uveitis with bilateral uveitic glaucoma and bilateral posterior subcapsular cataracts is rated at 60 percent from March 14, 2022. The rating was increased based on documented incapacitating episodes of uveitis.
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