The Board has found that there are missing components necessary to adjudicate the Veteran's appeals, including a Statement of the Case (SOC) and VA Form 9. The case is REMANDED for further development.
The deciding factor: There are missing documents in the claims file which need to be located or explained.
- Claimed conditions
- sleeping disability, diarrhea, cramping and bloating of the right upper abdomen, low back disability, blurred vision, neck disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2015
- Citation
- 1529556
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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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