The Board has determined that the April 30, 2008 decision/memorandum from the Department of the Air Force should be associated with the record to clarify the policy intent regarding the waiver authority of the Secretaries of the Military Departments under section 1175a (h)(4) of Title 10, United States Code.
The deciding factor: The April 30, 2008 decision/memorandum clarifies the policy intent regarding the waiver authority of the Secretaries of the Military Departments and its applicability to the Veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2016
- Citation
- 1608093
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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.
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