The Board has remanded the propriety of reducing a 100 percent disability rating for Rosai-Dorfman Disease after June 1, 2016 and the issues regarding higher ratings for left eye atrophy and blindness, diabetes insipidus, and seizure disorder as residuals of Rosai-Dorfman Disease. The remand requires an in-person VA examination to determine the current severity of the service-connected Rosai-Dorfman Disease.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there has not been substantial compliance with its previous remand directives regarding the reduction of the disability rating and higher ratings for residuals of Rosai-Dorfman Disease, necessitating another remand for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Rosai-Dorfman Disease, left eye atrophy and blindness, residual of Rosai-Dorfman Disease, diabetes insipidus, residual of Rosai-Dorfman Disease, seizure disorder, residual of Rosai-Dorfman Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24012517
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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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