The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records and a VA examination, as well as proper VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to determine if the veteran has incurred an additional mental disability as a result of VA-administered interferon therapy.
- Claimed conditions
- mental disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0735227
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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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