The veteran's claims for disability benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining records of VA treatment and providing a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Additional development is necessary as requested by the Court in its September 2006 Order, which includes obtaining records of VA treatment from February 1998 to January 1999 and providing a medical opinion regarding the relationship between the veteran's conditions and the May 1998 VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- renal failure, scars and neuropathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2007
- Citation
- 0736888
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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