The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to determine if the veteran had sickle cell anemia or pneumonia during service.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and examination to clarify the nature of the veteran's conditions and their relationship to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell anemia, residuals of pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2007
- Citation
- 0717875
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not service-connected as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's residuals of pneumonia are service-connected due to his military service and the presence of lung scarring from previous pneumonia episodes.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is service-connected based on in-service stressors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sickle cell hemoglobinopathy and TDIU due to the Veteran's preexisting condition that was not aggravated by service. The Veteran's sickle cell anemia is considered a congenital disorder, which did not undergo aggravation during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for service connection has been remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The claims will be reconsidered on their merits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations.
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