The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and new evidence. The case is now remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires additional development of the record to ensure all relevant evidence is considered before a decision can be made on the merits.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, cysts, disability of the low back and legs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2003
- Citation
- 0330072
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection for various conditions were denied as the appeals were not timely filed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
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