The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including verification of service dates and obtaining medical records. The RO will also provide proper VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to verify the veteran's service dates and obtain all relevant medical records before a determination can be made on his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- herniated lumbar discs, inguinal hernia status post (S/P) repair, chronic hemorrhoids, bilateral foot conditions, bilateral knee conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0619497
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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