The Board has remanded the case to obtain clarification on whether the appellant was permanently incapable of self-support at her 18th birthday due to a skin condition, and to determine if she had completed high school education.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded for further investigation into the appellant's educational background and medical records related to her skin condition.
- Claimed conditions
- permanently incapable of self-support
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0316521
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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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