The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient VCAA notification and a need for additional development, including obtaining treatment records from the VA Outpatient Clinic in Baton Rouge and verifying the veteran's dates of service in the Republic of Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further action based on new VCAA requirements and verification of service records.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability (body rash)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2007
- Citation
- 0732207
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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
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- Granted
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- Granted
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