The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and compliance with the VCAA.
The deciding factor: The Board believes that full and complete compliance with the enhanced duty to notify and duty to assist provisions enacted by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA) requires additional notice and development.
- Claimed conditions
- nasal fracture, deviation of septum, fracture, fifth finger, left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0407343
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,555 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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