The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for vision problems and a skin condition, including rash. The issues are related to whether these conditions were incurred in service or due to exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The evidence is insufficient to determine if the Veteran’s current eye damage and rashes clearly and unmistakably preexisted his service or were aggravated by it.
- Claimed conditions
- vision problems, right eye damage, depth perception problems, intraocular lens implant OU, pupillary abnormality atrophy (OD), hypertensive retinopathy (OD presumed)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19179723
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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