The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication of the issues.
The deciding factor: The issues are inextricably intertwined with a pending claim, so a decision on the 38 C.F.R. § 3.324 claim would be premature.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the mandible
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2009
- Citation
- 0905414
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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