The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional service personnel records and further development of his claim.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because there are no service personnel records associated with the claims file, which could provide information about any additional service or reserve duty that may affect the Veteran's eligibility for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- mental condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1128659
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for a mental condition and an increased rating for GERD.
- Denied
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a mental condition and denied service connection for bilateral foot, right ankle, left ankle, right shin, left shin, left hip, low back, and right shoulder conditions. The left shoulder condition was remanded.
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