The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records, including VA treatment records and SSA disability benefits documents.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims are being remanded because there is a need to obtain complete medical and legal records related to his SSA disability benefits application and recent VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, left leg condition, left shoulder condition, skin condition, claimed on chest and back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0839417
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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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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and a left shoulder condition due to the Veteran's withdrawal of the appeal.
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