The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right eye condition and prostate condition to include as secondary to Agent Orange exposure are being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Further examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions, including review of relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye condition, prostate condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2011
- Citation
- 1118700
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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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