Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's ischemic optic neuropathy, specifically regarding its relation to in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error necessitates a remand to obtain an appropriate clinician's opinion addressing the Veteran's claimed disability and its potential relationship to service, including herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic optic neuropathy (ION)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093698
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