The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for scars, burns on the right forearm, and a psychiatric disorder are not well grounded. The case is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and develop the personal assault claim.
The deciding factor: The claims for service connection have been found to be not well grounded due to lack of supporting evidence in some cases.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (likely depression), Residuals of 1st and 2nd degree burns on the right forearm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0611653
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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.
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