The Board has determined that the appellant may now be considered the substitute party for the purpose of prosecuting his appeal to revise the April 1999 rating decision on the basis of CUE. The issue regarding whether the April 1999 rating decision contains CUE is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that the appellant may now be considered the substitute party for the purpose of prosecuting his appeal to revise the April 1999 rating decision on the basis of CUE. The issue regarding whether the April 1999 rating decision contains CUE is remanded.
- 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, 2020
- Citation
- 20068555
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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