The Board is remanding the case to obtain additional VA treatment records and to conduct any necessary development, including providing a contemporaneous VA examination.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records dated from December 2015 to the present need to be obtained as well as private treatment records from Osteopathic Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Additionally, a VA examination may be needed if not already conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head and face injury, including lacerations to the chin and scalp, neck and back disabilities
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1741678
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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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The Board is remanding the claims for neck and back disabilities and residuals of a head and face injury, including lacerations to the chin and scalp, due to incomplete records. The Veteran needs to provide authorization forms for VA to obtain private treatment records from Osteopathic Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and any other relevant sources.
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