The case is being remanded for the RO or AMC to obtain missing treatment records from the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.
The deciding factor: Missing treatment records are needed to conduct a de novo review of the facts in this matter, and due process requires that these records be obtained before the Board can decide the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- scarring of the left side of the face
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0908028
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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