The veteran claims VA compensation for pulmonary effusion and edema resulting from surgery performed at a VA hospital in April 1997. The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and the need for further examination of whether the surgery could have contributed to the veteran's pleural effusion.
- Claimed conditions
- pleural effusion, edema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2001
- Citation
- 0100917
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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