The Board is unable to determine whether the claim for service connection should be reopened due to a lack of SSA records. The case is being remanded to obtain these records and then readjudicate the issues.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration (SSA) as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney failure, neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0824983
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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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