The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to VCAA notice deficiencies and other procedural issues.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further action by the RO based on the additional development required under the VCAA.
- Claimed conditions
- fatigue, insomnia, joint pain, weakness, tiredness, headaches/photophobia, ischemic gliotic changes in the brain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0631681
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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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