The Board is remanding the case for additional development due to a lack of certain medical records. The appellant seeks DIC benefits based on his status as a helpless child of a deceased veteran, but VA has not satisfied its duty to assist in obtaining relevant medical records.
The deciding factor: VA failed to obtain necessary medical records that could provide evidence related to the appellant's claim for DIC benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent incapacity for self-support
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1006859
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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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