The Board has ordered further development in the veteran's case, including additional medical examinations and a review of the evidence. The appeal is being remanded to allow for these developments.
The deciding factor: The decision was not made based on any new evidence or legal arguments but rather due to procedural requirements necessitating further investigation and examination.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma, chronic sinusitis, frontal and maxillary with allergic rhinosinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2003
- Citation
- 0332283
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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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