The Board has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contact the appellant and provide her with an opportunity to identify all providers who have treated her for her alleged mental disabilities, including medical records and school records. The case is remanded due to the undeliverable letters sent to the appellant's address.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous attempts to obtain relevant medical records and school records were unsuccessful and ordered new efforts to be made.
- Claimed conditions
- mental disabilities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1628590
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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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