The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge due to the veteran's request. The appeal is also remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a hearing and their appeal was reopened on new evidence, necessitating further review and potential additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0616637
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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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