The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and a need for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded because there are insufficient medical records and the veteran's private physician diagnosed polyarthritis in August 2001. The VA needs to conduct additional examinations and obtain more information before making a determination on service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized joint pain, Polyarthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2005
- Citation
- 0517465
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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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