The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for alcohol hallucinosis and an increased rating for skin disability due to further development.
The deciding factor: The claims were previously remanded by the Board, requiring additional development before a final decision can be made.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol hallucinosis during withdrawal, alcohol dependence, polysubstance dependence by history, nervous disorder/depression
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2018
- Citation
- 1805929
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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