The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional evidence, including his VA vocational rehabilitation and counseling file, Social Security Administration records, and recent treatment records from Atlanta VA Medical Center.
The deciding factor: Procedural deficiencies require that the case be returned to the RO for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- Non-service-connected disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0626285
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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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