The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to determine the nature and cause of the Veteran's vision impairment disability, as well as whether his acquired psychiatric disability (depression) is related to his service-connected headaches and/or meningitis. The Veteran will be provided with an opportunity to respond to this decision.
The deciding factor: The current medical records do not provide sufficient information to determine if the Veteran's vision impairment disability or acquired psychiatric disability are related to his service-connected conditions, necessitating further examination and evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- vision impairment disability, acquired psychiatric disability (depression)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2017
- Citation
- 1710946
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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