The Board previously denied the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C, but remanded it due to insufficient examination report. The case is now being returned to the RO for further consideration.
The deciding factor: The previous opinion was based on an insufficiently detailed and incomplete examination report regarding the relationship between the veteran's service-connected paranoid schizophrenia and his history of substance abuse leading to hepatitis C.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitic C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604385
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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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