The Board remands the case to obtain additional evidence, including VA treatment records and a new examination.
The deciding factor: The current record is inadequate for appellate review due to missing treatment records from 1994 onwards, necessitating further development.
- Claimed conditions
- Incomplete paralysis of the left upper extremity, Incomplete paralysis of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0901845
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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