The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining personnel records and providing proper VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to ensure compliance with VCAA requirements and obtain necessary evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic-stress-disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0602612
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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