The Veteran's appeal involves multiple service connection claims for various disabilities, and the case is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records and SSA disability benefits information.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed from VA and Social Security Administration (SSA) to ensure a complete record is considered in adjudicating the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic respiratory disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral skin disorder of the arms, right thumb disorder, degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, right hip disorder, left hip strain, bilateral foot disorder, mouth/teeth injuries for dental treatment purposes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1004665
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder due to another medical condition with depressive features and generalized anxiety disorder, denied a higher rating for his migraine including migraine variants, and denied ratings for other conditions.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct a duty to assist error, requiring further examination and review of private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are due to any incident of his period of active service.
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