The Board remands the matter to issue a Statement of the Case regarding the timeliness of the January 3, 2019 VA Form 9.
The deciding factor: Procedural error in accepting the March 2019 VA Form 10182 under the Appeals Modernization Act system for an appeal arising from a decision issued before February 19, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24003050
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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