The Veteran's request for service connection for a mental health condition is remanded due to the need to obtain his medical records from Big Spring State Hospital and confirm any SSA claims he may have filed prior to 2004.
The deciding factor: The AOJ needs to obtain the Veteran’s medical records from Big Spring State Hospital and confirm if he had previously sought benefits from Social Security Administration (SSA) before 2004.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18107362
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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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