The veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected Guillain-Barre syndrome and atrial fibrillation are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant medical evidence is needed to properly evaluate the veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Guillain-Barre syndrome, atriial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0616767
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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