The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and consideration, including compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA). The case will be returned to the Board after additional evidence has been obtained.
The deciding factor: Further development is required due to procedural errors in notification of the VCAA requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2004
- Citation
- 0434192
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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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