The Board has ordered further development due to the need for additional evidence. The case is now remanded for the RO to obtain medical records and conduct examinations to determine if the veteran's sleep problems are related to his service-connected prostate carcinoma, post-prostatectomy.
The deciding factor: The appeal requires further development of the record to assess whether the veteran's sleep problems are related to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep problems, post prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0330796
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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