The Board has remanded the case due to a recent Federal Circuit Court decision, and the RO must obtain a VA examination report from July 16, 2002, review all evidence added since the last Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC), and provide an SSOC summarizing the evidence and applicable law.
The deciding factor: The Board has remanded the case due to a recent Federal Circuit Court decision which requires further development including obtaining a VA examination report from July 16, 2002, reviewing all added evidence since the last SSOC, and providing an SSOC summarizing the evidence and applicable law.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal pain of unknown origin
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0310660
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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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