The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication due to incomplete examination reports.
The deciding factor: Incomplete examination reports prevented a thorough evaluation of the veteran's claims, necessitating additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disorder, coccygeal strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0620054
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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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