The Board has found that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C. The case is REMANDED for additional development, including obtaining VA examinations and opinions addressing the claims for service connection for acquired psychiatric disability, hepatitis C, right leg disability, left leg disability, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim for service connection for hepatitis C. The case is REMANDED for additional development including obtaining VA examinations and opinions addressing all issues on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disability, Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2015
- Citation
- 1520679
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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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