The Board has remanded the case due to concerns about verifying military service and determining whether an inquiry should have been forwarded to the Adjutant General, U.S. Army Human Resources Command.
The deciding factor: Due process concerns raised by Tagupa v. McDonald require verification of service from the Department of the Army, as indicated in the 2016 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA).
- Claimed conditions
- World War II service
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19171402
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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.
What you can do next
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