The veteran's appeal involves two issues: a request for an increased rating for chronic hepatitis and the reopening of his claim based on new evidence. The case is being remanded to allow further development.
The deciding factor: The claims involve both service connection reopening due to new evidence and a request for an increased rating, necessitating additional review and documentation.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2001
- Citation
- 0111221
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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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