The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a pending Navy application for an upgrade of the character of the appellant's discharge. The AOJ must obtain full copies of the appellant’s personnel file, service treatment records, including disciplinary records, and any pertinent documentation associated with the Navy's December 2018 application.
The deciding factor: The case is remanded due to incomplete records and a pending Navy application for an upgrade of the character of the appellant's discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19180328
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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