The Board has remanded the case due to an issue regarding the Veteran's combat service and the award of the Combat Action Ribbon. The appellant is seeking service connection for various conditions, but the appeal will be reconsidered with additional information about the Veteran's claimed combat service.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there are questions about the Veteran's combat service and the validity of his Combat Action Ribbon.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disorder, kidney disorder, genitourinary disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, residuals of a stomach wound
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19191361
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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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