The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling of VA examinations and adjudication of newly raised claims. The veteran's appeal is now pending again.
The deciding factor: The decision was vacated due to procedural issues and the need for additional development as ordered by the Court in a June 2003 order.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a gunshot wound to the right hamstring, bilateral pterygia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0528909
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted effective June 1, 2011, the date of his separation from service. The decision was based on his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral pterygia are related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request to reopen previously denied claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, a genitourinary disorder, residuals of gunpowder burns of the eyes, a left eye scar, conjunctivitis, and bilateral pterygia.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims as there is no evidence of active iritis or significant vision loss from his bilateral pterygia. The current ratings for residuals of iritis of the right eye and bilateral pterygia are found to be appropriate based on the available medical evidence.
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