The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of the medical record.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was submitted by the veteran, and it needs to be reviewed in the first instance by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ).
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with depressive features, chip fracture of the navicular bone of the left ankle, ganglion cyst of the right wrist, benign fibroma of the left side of the neck, sebaceous cyst of the left ear canal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0634143
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Decisions by this judge: 2,776 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0634143.
What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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