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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604385
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for hypertension and hepatitis C have been reopened, but further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions. The Veteran also has several other service connection claims that are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and hepatitis C, and remanded the issues of service connection for a joint disease disability secondary to hepatitis C, TDIU, and nonservice-connected pension. The claims are being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for further development.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, effective dates, and TDIU due to additional submitted evidence. The claims will be reviewed again with new examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence and need for updated examinations.
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