The Board has remanded the case for further action, including determining eligibility for substitution and scheduling a video conference hearing.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being returned to the AOJ for further adjudication due to the need to determine eligibility for substitution and address procedural issues related to the appellant's status as a substitute claimant.
- Claimed conditions
- myoclonic epilepsy with mitochondrial myopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2017
- Citation
- 1730811
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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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