The Board has determined that further development is needed due to a failure by VA to comply with notice provisions, and the case is being returned for readjudication.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because of a failure by VA to comply with the notice provisions of VA's Adjudication and Procedure Manual and Manual Rewrite M21-1-MR.
- Claimed conditions
- character of discharge
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1012326
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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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