The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a recent court ruling invalidating a regulation that allowed the Board to consider new evidence without first sending it back to the RO.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because of a recent court ruling invalidating a regulation allowing the Board to consider additional evidence without initially returning the case to the RO for initial consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0311473
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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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