The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to VCAA compliance issues and to obtain SSA records.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were not provided proper VCAA notice, necessitating further action.
- Claimed conditions
- knee disorder, kidney disorder to include nephritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2004
- Citation
- 0427379
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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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