The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his residual scar of the right eyelid has been granted.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for manic depression, alcohol abuse, and sleep disorder as well as headaches to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The evidence is insufficient to establish that the Veteran's current psychiatric conditions are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Residual scar of the right eyelid, Manic depression, alcohol abuse, and sleep disorder, Musculoskeletal/tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2022
- Citation
- 22029763
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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.
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