The Board has concerns about the completeness of the Veteran's service treatment records and has ordered a search for these records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The case is REMANDED to allow for this development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were incomplete service treatment records, specifically those from the National Guard and NPRC, which could provide crucial information about the Veteran's conditions. As a result, the case must be returned to the RO/AMC for further action including obtaining these records.
- Claimed conditions
- chest pains, eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1000134
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, a disability manifested by chest pains, and increased ratings for PTSD with associated depression, anxiety, and insomnia, lumbosacral strain, and migraines headaches.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for an eye disorder and a right knee disorder was dismissed as the claims were not adjudicated in the modernized system.
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