The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine if he has additional disability as a result of the June 2001 treatment at a VA facility and whether any such disability was due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or other instance of fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The appeal is remanded because further development is needed to determine if the veteran has additional disability as a result of the June 2001 treatment at a VA facility and whether any such disability was due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or other instance of fault on the part of VA.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression, Parkinson's disease, atypical chest pain, difficult refraction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0600283
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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