The Board has remanded the case for additional development and due process concerns, including obtaining treatment records from Dr. Donald H. Kearns and the veteran's VA treatment facility.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain additional medical evidence before a final determination can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- HIV disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2007
- Citation
- 0708023
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a ruptured disc was granted.,The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a pinched nerve (back disorder) was granted.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected HIV disease and hepatitis B do not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not caused by a service-connected disability, and he did not have total disability permanent in nature resulting from a service-connected disability at the time of his death. The claim for Dependents’ Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits under Chapter 35, Title 38, United States Code is also denied.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The veteran's claim remains pending.
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