The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records.
The deciding factor: The VA has not completed its duty to assist under the VCAA by failing to obtain all relevant Social Security Administration records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral arm disability, muscle disorder and loss of strength, bilateral loss of vision, pulmonary disability (lung mass, left side), lipoma (lumps, fat tissues) over stomach, arms, and upper torso
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0922759
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional efforts are needed to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records and VA treatment records, which may provide relevant information for the claims of service connection. The case is therefore being remanded for these purposes.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a low back, upper back, bilateral arm, and knee disability, as well as an eating disorder and stress disorder. However, the Board granted a 50 percent rating for depression.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for a bilateral arm disability, back disability, GERD, neck disability, bilateral leg disability, bilateral foot disability, sleep apnea, headache disability, sinusitis, and bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome.
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