The Board has remanded the case for further development due to missing records and incomplete file, including psychiatric and gastroenterologist examinations.
The deciding factor: The original claims file was lost or destroyed, requiring a search for relevant medical records and documentation.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized anxiety disorder with depression, gastric ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2002
- Citation
- 0203984
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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.
What you can do next
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