The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA). The veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder, arthritis, and nerve damage of the feet and legs secondary to herbicide exposure remains pending.
The deciding factor: The VA Regional Office failed to provide proper VCAA notification to the veteran, which is required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder, arthritis, nerve damage of the feet and legs
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0607365
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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