The Board has remanded the case to address whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim for service connection for optic neuritis of the right eye, as well as the issue of service connection due to herbicide exposure during service. The veteran's request for reopening the previously denied claim remains under consideration.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's claim of service connection for his right eye disorder as a result of herbicide exposure is inextricably intertwined with the claim to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for optic neuritis of the right eye, and thus must be addressed together.
- Claimed conditions
- optic neuritis of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0605633
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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