The appeal is remanded for additional development, including providing the veteran with VCAA notice and obtaining any outstanding medical records.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to ensure compliance with the VCAA and to obtain relevant evidence before a decision can be made on the merits of the service connection claims.
- Claimed conditions
- right forearm condition, left forearm condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0816638
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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