The veteran's appeal is about the effective date for a 100 percent rating for his service-connected undifferentiated type schizophrenic reaction. The Board has ordered remand to consider whether earlier hospitalizations in 1997 constituted an informal claim and if the July 19, 1979 letter constituted a Notice of Disagreement regarding a prior reduction in disability rating.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded for initial consideration by the RO due to unresolved issues related to earlier claims and correspondence.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated type schizophrenic reaction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0303772
Veterans Law Judge
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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