The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his right leg disability and service connection for a psychiatric disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development under VCAA.
The deciding factor: There was no notification provided in accordance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- right leg disability, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0404122
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Decisions by this judge: 1,293 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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