The Board has remanded both issues for compliance with the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and for further development, including notification and readjudication.
The deciding factor: The case is being returned to the RO for VCAA compliance and additional development as required by the Court's decisions in Mayfield v. Nicholson and Kent v. Nicholson.
- Claimed conditions
- nervous disability, carcinoma of the throat
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2007
- Citation
- 0711489
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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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