The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to invalidation of a previous regulation and because the veteran provided information about his treatment records from VA facilities and private hospitals. The claims will be reconsidered, and the RO must obtain all available inpatient and outpatient treatment records.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to procedural issues related to the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 (VCAA).
- Claimed conditions
- scrotum injury, kidney condition, urethral trauma, sexual dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0500462
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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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