The Board has decided to remand the case due to new evidence submitted by Dr. Ferdinand Panelli and other procedural issues, including a lack of Spanish translations for some documents.
The deciding factor: Due process concerns require remanding this case due to the submission of new evidence and other procedural issues.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0326592
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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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