The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an updated financial status report and consideration of the appellant's unemployment since May 2006.
The deciding factor: The appellant's financial circumstances have changed, necessitating a new financial status report and reconsideration of her claim based on this change.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0626144
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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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