The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the issues on appeal.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence was submitted without a waiver, so the case must be returned to the RO for initial review.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), skin condition, to include as due to herbicide exposure, low back disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0901630
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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