The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to a deficiency in the Board's September 2002 decision regarding notification of the VCAA requirements.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to discuss whether VA provided proper notice to the veteran regarding what information and evidence, if any, was to be provided by the claimant and what portion was to be provided by the Secretary.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cuts to the right arm, right side of the face, chin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0416087
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for various conditions as they are moot due to the appellant having been reimbursed for expenses related to her brother's last sickness and burial.
- Denied
The Veteran's combined service-connected rating is 60 percent, which does not meet the criteria for a schedular TDIU. The issue of entitlement to a TDIU on an extraschedular basis under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) has been referred to the Director, VA Compensation Service.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of cuts to his right arm, right side of face, and chin was not well grounded as there is no competent medical evidence showing such conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran did not sustain shell fragment wounds to his legs and chin during service, nor does he currently have a skin condition related to his military service.
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