The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including a VA psychiatric examination and compliance with VCAA notice requirements.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to comply with Veterans Claims Assistance Act (VCAA) notification requirements and to ensure proper consideration of the veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a broken nose, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0617030
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a broken nose, finding that the Veteran's condition started during service and continued to the present.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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