The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to additional evidence received since the last SOC that was not considered in the first instance.
- Claimed conditions
- High cholesterol, Elevated liver enzymes, Atherosclerotic heart disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24003624
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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