The Board has remanded the case due to new regulations and the need for additional development, including examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further examination and review of medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Prinzmetal's angina, seizure disorder, depression with social phobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2001
- Citation
- 0125269
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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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