The Veteran's appeal regarding a claim of clear and unmistakable error in the August 1988 rating decision is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested an extension to submit his VA Form 9 due to receiving incomplete medical evidence from VA, which was not received within the original 60-day period.
- Claimed conditions
- Nervous condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19130326
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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