Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an adequate medical examination and unretouched color photographs to assess the current level of severity of the Veteran's left eye scar.
The deciding factor: Inadequate opinions regarding visible or palpable tissue loss and unretouched color photographs are required.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic scar, status-post injury of left orbital area
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2021
- Citation
- 21062305
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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