Curing Conditions that degrade

[rhaiber2]

Ok, so there are a number of items in pathfinder that cause conditions that degrade to lesser conditions over time, like blinded for 1d2 rounds, followed by dazzled for 1d4 rounds, Or nauseated for 1 round then sickened for 1d6 rounds. The intention here seems to clearly be that a severe condition is wearing off gradually rather than all at once.

But what happens when you take an action to cure the more severe condition? Does the lesser condition still apply?

I am currently playing an Herb Witch and used a remedy to cure a character who was blinded (like in the example above, 1d2 rounds, then dazzled for 1d4). My GM cited the text in the herb witch description that says remedies can only cure one condition at a time to say the dazzled effect remained. This seemed like a possible RAW interpretation, but didn't seem to make sense for me RAI. If the character was struck with a permanent blindness that never wore off on its own, the remedy would've cured him instantly with no lingering effects. Why is it less effective against an effect that would've worn off on its own?

[avr]

I think your GM is right by RAW but not by sense too. Sorry, that likely doesn't help but I don't have better to give here.

[Diego Rossi]

RAW is sufficiently unclear that I would prefer to decide using logic.
If your cure removes a single condition, I would rule that it remove lesser versions of that condition that follow it when the stronger effect ends.
But if the lesser effect is a different condition it will not remove it.

To make two examples:
- a spell shines a bright light in your face, you are blinded for 1 round and dazzled for 1d2 rounds. A major and a minor effect of the same kind, removed with a single spell that removes blindness.
- a spell causes you a concussion, you are blinded by the pain the 1st round, then you are sickened by the concussion for 1d2 rounds.
A spell that removes a single condition will remove one of the two but not both, as they are completely different.