The Board has decided to remand the case due to a violation of due process regarding notification and development under the VCAA.
The deciding factor: Due process violations were identified, specifically in notifying the veteran about the potential impact of the VCAA on his claim for service connection for ITP.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2007
- Citation
- 0737555
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura as there is no evidence that the condition began during a period of active duty or ACDUTRA.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claims for rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, a back condition, Raynaud’s symptoms, and idiopathic thrombocytopenia purpura due to new and material evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches and irritable bowel syndrome have resulted in very frequent prostrating attacks, causing severe economic inadaptability prior to July 8, 2014. The Board granted a TDIU effective July 8, 2014.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appellant wishes to withdraw his appeal regarding the issues of entitlement to service connection for gallstones and a heart disability, to include ischemic heart disease.,The appellant also wishes to withdraw his appeal regarding the issue of entitlement to an increased rating for diabetes mellitus.
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