The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and is remanding the case back to the RO for additional consideration.
The deciding factor: The Federal Circuit invalidated regulations allowing the Board to develop evidence without remand, necessitating a return of the case to the RO for initial consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, folliculitis, poor blood circulation, arthritis, nervous condition, neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0324583
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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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