The Board is remanding the matter to ensure that the appellant receives proper notice and development regarding her petition to reopen a claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The RO needs to provide specific notice as to what would constitute new and material evidence to reopen the claim consistent with the provisions in effect prior to August 29, 2001, and then readjudicate the petition.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0908537
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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