The Veteran's claim is being remanded for further examination and review to determine if he is competent for VA benefits purposes.
The deciding factor: Further evaluation is needed to assess the Veteran's current competency status due to his history of schizophrenia and prior findings of incompetence.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic undifferentiated type schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1002100
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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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