The Board has remanded the case due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the appellant's character of discharge from service in June 2010, which is related to his active service from February 2009 to June 2010. The AOJ will consider this issue and obtain additional records as well as an opinion on whether the appellant was insane at the time of misconduct leading to his discharge.
The deciding factor: The Board found a duty-to-assist error due to incomplete service department records regarding the level of court martial for which the appellant requested discharge, preventing the AOJ from making a decision based solely on the evidence available at the time of the prior decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2026
- Citation
- A26037165
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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