The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and will be remanded for additional examinations and consideration.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded as requested by the court in DAV v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, which invalidated previous regulations allowing for direct appellate review without initial AOJ consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- lacerations of the ears and head, residuals of fractures of the ribs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0333238
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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