The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary due to potential SSA records that may be relevant to the veteran's disability benefits claim.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2008
- Citation
- 0811120
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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