The veteran is seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for disability resulting from VA medical treatment in 1991, but the case must be remanded to review additional evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been submitted and further review by the RO is required before a decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- disability resulting from VA medical treatment in 1991
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0621490
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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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