The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a new examination and additional VCAA notice. The issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected iritis/uveitis remains in appellate status.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development, including a new examination and compliance with VCAA requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- iritis/uveitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622480
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,500 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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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 Veteran's service-connected iritis/uveitis is shown to have been manifested by episodes of activity with complaints of pain, swelling, and blurred vision. Objective examination has not demonstrated resulting impairment of corrected central visual acuity beyond what is contemplated by the current disability rating, nor loss of visual field, nor required rest or episodic incapacity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims, including obtaining VA treatment records and ensuring all submitted evidence is included in the claims folder.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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