The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient verification of the appellant's service as a guerrilla in the United States Armed Forces during World War II. The appellant must provide additional evidence from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) and NARA, which now holds the responsibility for verifying such service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further efforts should be made to verify the appellant's claimed service with NPRC/NARA as it now holds the authority to make these determinations on behalf of the Army.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184336
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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