The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to obtain all VA medical records from Manhattan, New York. The veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C with liver damage will be reconsidered after obtaining these records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA did not make efforts to obtain and consider all relevant VA medical records related to the veteran's treatment at the VA hospital in Manhattan, New York.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C with liver damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2005
- Citation
- 0534187
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hepatitis C.
- Denied
The Board found no evidence that the Veteran's hepatitis C with liver damage is related to his military service, and thus denied his claim.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the appellant's hepatitis C with liver damage was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence regarding the veteran's claim for service connection for hepatitis C with liver damage.
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