The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA medical records and reviewing the claims file by a mental disorders examiner. The Veteran's claims will be reconsidered based on all additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found procedural deficiencies in the current decision and requested additional evidence to ensure a complete record is available for review.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury to include headaches, left hand disorder, bilateral leg disorder, psychiatric disorder, left shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2013
- Citation
- 1311239
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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