The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in VCAA notice and for additional development of the claims.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to provide proper VCAA notice, which is required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- healed fracture of the left pubic ischial rami, arthritis of the neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0501932
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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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- Partly granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of the Veteran's claimed neck disability is dismissed as it pertains to a separate appeal.
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