The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide supplemental opinions regarding the severity of his conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to ensure all relevant medical records have been obtained and to provide updated assessments of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Aplastic anemia, Chronic adjustment disorder with anxious mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2016
- Citation
- 1641280
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits is denied as the earliest effective date that can be assigned is June 3, 2021.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to his withdrawal. The claim for increased rating for right ankle degenerative arthritis was remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for aplastic anemia, finding that the Veteran's current condition is as likely as not related to his active military service, including exposure to environmental toxins during his service in the Southwest Asia theatre of operations.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for aplastic anemia was denied, and the Board found that it was not factually ascertainable within one year prior to December 18, 2018, that his condition had increased in severity.
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