The Board is remanding the case to obtain the veteran's military pay records for the period of July to August 1975 and to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional attempts were needed to obtain the veteran's military pay records from DFAS, as previously requested but not received.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2006
- Citation
- 0635283
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Decisions by this judge: 1,467 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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