The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly adjudicate the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, and a kidney disorder. The RO must attempt to obtain the veteran's treatment records from the Bryan Dorn VA Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, for the period including September 1993 to November 1994. They should also notify the veteran of potential additional evidence that may exist and advise him to submit such records if they can assist his claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the present record is devoid of the veteran's treatment records from the Bryan Dorn VA Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, for a specific period. The RO must attempt to obtain these records as failure to do so may constitute clear and unmistakable error if such failure affected the outcome of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0000295
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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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