Question juridique clé
Whether an objection decision may combine remittal with binding merits findings and partial finality.
Solution extraite
An objection decision must conclude the administrative proceeding; it may not combine a remittal for further fact-finding with binding determinations on individual issues.
Motifs extraits
Under the case law on Art. 52 ATSG, if the facts are incomplete, the authority must complete the record and issue a reformative objection decision. A mixed reformative/cassatory decision is not instance-closing and contradicts procedural economy and expedition.