The veteran's claims for increased ratings on headaches, skin rash, and joint swelling due to undiagnosed illness are being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded because of the need to comply with notification and development requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches due to undiagnosed illness, skin rash due to undiagnosed illness, joint swelling and pain due to undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2003
- Citation
- 0311999
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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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