The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain VA treatment records from various facilities.
The deciding factor: VA has a duty to assist in obtaining relevant treatment records and ensuring that all necessary development is completed before deciding the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- pyorrhea, polyarthritis, a mental disorder, to include polysubstance-induced mood disorder, claimed as depression and anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2009
- Citation
- 0939898
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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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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including fibromyalgia, polyarthritis, and chronic Hepatitis C, rendered her unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment from April 23, 2008 to October 22, 2012. The Board granted a TDIU on an extraschedular basis for this period.
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