The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to missing Social Security Administration records and VA records from February 2010. The claim will be reconsidered after these records are obtained.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because necessary medical records have not been obtained, which could provide relevant information needed to decide the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a hernia, residuals of a foot fracture with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2012
- Citation
- 1244245
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for anemia, prostate disorder, residuals of a hernia, right foot disability, and left foot disability due to incomplete records from the Beaufort Naval Hospital in South Carolina and potential discrepancies in the Veteran's reported service at Camp Lejeune.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his acquired psychiatric disorder and other physical conditions, are considered to be of sufficient severity to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU based on the combined impact of these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims for service connection can be adjudicated. The claims are remanded for additional medical examination and opinion.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed residuals of a hernia are not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.
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