The Veteran's claim for direct and secondary service connection for a gland disorder is being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The case requires further development, including obtaining treatment records from the Portland VA Medical Center and conducting an endocrine examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current gland disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- gland disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2009
- Citation
- 0932869
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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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