The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further evidence and examination as required by the law.
- Claimed conditions
- burn residuals right thigh and leg, burn residuals left thigh and leg, burn residuals right buttock, varicose veins and stasis dermatitis right lower extremity, hepatitis residuals, scars of the left hand, left buttock and donor sites
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0618345
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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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