The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding his eye disorder and tonsillitis.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the Veteran's conditions are related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral eye disorder, chronic tonsillitis, to include sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0944567
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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
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- Granted
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- Denied
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