The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records, specifically those from the Social Security Administration. The VA is required to obtain these records and review the claims.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records from the Social Security Administration prevented a thorough evaluation of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Schmorl's nodules, bilateral labryinth hypofunction, elevated BUN and creatinine levels, methylation deficiency
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19120826
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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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