Remanded (sent back)
The Board has not fully addressed the appellant's income and medical expenses for each year of the appeal period, leading to a remand. The case will be returned after further development.
The deciding factor: Income and medical expenses need to be recalculated for each year of the appeal period based on submitted documents.
- 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 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20064993
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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