The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received in 2012 showing that the Appellant served in combat in Vietnam and was injured. The case will be reconsidered under 38 C.F.R. § 3.156(c) as a matter of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The case is remanded due to newly received service personnel records indicating the appellant's service in Vietnam and injury, which may affect his mental state at the time of offenses leading to discharge under conditions other than honorable.
- Claimed conditions
- AWOL offenses, mental health issues
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2018
- Citation
- 1823732
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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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