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Remanded (sent back)

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for further action, including consideration of new evidence. The case will be returned to the Board after the RO has reviewed and addressed this evidence.

The deciding factor: New evidence was received after a previous SSOC but before the transfer of the VA claims file to the Board. The veteran did not waive his right to have the RO review this evidence first.

Claimed conditions
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating
Not verified here — check the original decision
Decision date
February 22, 2006
Citation
0605046

Veterans Law Judge

KATHLEEN K. GALLAGHER

Decisions by this judge: 1,013 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0605046.

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.

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