The Veteran's claims for visual disorder and Crohn's disease are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.
The deciding factor: Additional VA examinations are required to determine if the Veteran's current visual disorders and Crohn's disease are related to service, including herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Visual Disorder, Crohn's Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2013
- Citation
- 1321547
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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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