The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development regarding the appellant's request for an upgrade of his character of discharge from service. The AOJ must clarify if the appellant has recently filed for this upgrade and contact the Department of the Navy Board for Correction of Naval Records to determine any applications submitted in the 1980s.
The deciding factor: The appeal is remanded due to incomplete documentation regarding the appellant's request for an upgrade of his character of discharge from 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
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146537
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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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