The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and readjudication.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to a need for SSA records, VA treatment records from July 2007 to present, and an updated statement of the case regarding diabetes mellitus and TDIU claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907967
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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