The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection due to new and material evidence, but further medical examination is needed to determine if there is a causal relationship between any current venereal disease during his period of service and his optic nerve atrophy.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination is required to establish whether there is a causal link between the veteran's current optic nerve atrophy and any venereal diseases present during his service.
- Claimed conditions
- optic nerve atrophy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2003
- Citation
- 0321087
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate review of the Veteran's claims file by the VA examiner. The claim will be adjudicated again after obtaining a new medical opinion.
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