The Board has remanded the claims for additional development and readjudication due to pending VA examinations and treatment records.
The deciding factor: The AOJ is required to issue a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) with regards to the claims after completing all necessary development.
- Claimed conditions
- jaw disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1752528
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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