The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded to the RO for obtaining treatment records from health-care providers.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because new and material evidence needs to be reviewed by the RO before a determination can be made on the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- back disabilities, nose disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2003
- Citation
- 0326037
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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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