The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's service as a POW, and further development is needed.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to confirm the Veteran's status as a former POW in April 1942.
- Claimed conditions
- internal hemorrhage, pulmonary tuberculosis, coronary heart disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1022247
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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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