The Board has remanded the case due to a defective examination and incomplete medical records, requiring further development of the claim.
The deciding factor: The examination was inadequate as it did not address relevant questions and the RO failed to obtain all relevant medical records from the veteran's treatment at the Spokane VA Medical Center.
- Claimed conditions
- patent ductus arteriosus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0113220
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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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