The Board has remanded the case for further development, including an examination to determine if the veteran's nosebleeds began during service or are otherwise linked to his military service.
The deciding factor: The examiner was not responsive to the remand directives and must be asked to provide a more detailed opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's nosebleeds.
- Claimed conditions
- epistaxis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0634697
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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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