The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for obtaining medical records and arranging a psychiatric examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded because new evidence needs to be obtained from the VA Medical Center in Buffalo, New York, and a psychiatric examination should be conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorders
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0330672
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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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