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.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records prevent a determination on the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- neck and back disabilities, residuals of a head and face injury including lacerations to the chin and scalp
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 8, 2018
- Citation
- 18148847
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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
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