The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any arterial disorder and bipolar disorder/depression.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further evidence and examination as required by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- arterial disorder, bipolar disorder/depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0409264
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,987 · Granted: 15% (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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