The veteran's claims for an increased rating for iliosclerosis, right sacroiliac joint and the reopening of a claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to the need to obtain Social Security Administration records.
The deciding factor: VA has not requested the veteran's SSA records which may be relevant to his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- ilio sclerosis, right sacroiliac joint
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0404519
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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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