Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered the AOJ to obtain a complete copy of the appellant's personnel record, including disciplinary records and records related to his August 1990 special court-martial. The appeal is remanded due to incomplete service records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete service records prevented a full determination of the character of service.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132706
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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