The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and providing the veteran with an opportunity to provide detailed information regarding his service stressors.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further action due to the need for additional evidence and information from the veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depressive reaction, diabetes mellitus, diabetic distal sensory neuropathy, hepatitis C, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603642
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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