The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to procedural defects in the notice provided and additional evidence submitted. The issues of service connection for a bilateral shin condition and adjustment disorder with depressed mood are on appeal.
The deciding factor: Procedural errors have been identified, necessitating further development before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin condition (anterior compartment syndrome), adjustment disorder with depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2004
- Citation
- 0410699
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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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