The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded to the AOJ for review of new evidence and preparation of a supplemental statement of the case.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted by the appellant, requiring its review and consideration in the context of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of surgical removal of a lesion from her right cheek
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1010726
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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.
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