The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional development and notification actions due to a failure to provide proper notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: The Court found that VA had failed to provide proper notice as required by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, which includes informing the claimant what information or evidence is necessary to substantiate their claim and what evidence they are expected to provide.
- Claimed conditions
- major depression with psychotic features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0631748
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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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