The Board has ordered further development due to pending requests for evidence. The case will be returned to the RO for additional development and consideration.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as per the court's decision in DAV v. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, which invalidated certain regulations allowing for expedited development without remand to the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- ankylostomiasis, left hip scar
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2004
- Citation
- 0402429
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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