The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further procedural development, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and readjudicating his claims of entitlement to special consideration for paired organs and extremities pursuant to 38 C.F.R. � 3.383 (2004) and entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional evidence, specifically VA treatment records from outpatient clinics in New Philadelphia and Canton.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye injury, right eye injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2005
- Citation
- 0527907
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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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