The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. §1151 are remanded due to the need for additional evidence, including a copy of the police report and updated VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Additional evidentiary development is necessary as the Veteran has not provided information to obtain the pertinent police report and updated VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- Raynaud's syndrome with cold sensation of the hands and feet and circulation problems, an acquired psychiatric disability to include depression, anxiety, confusion, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), allergic rhinitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with breathing problems, fibromyalgia with pain and stiffness of the upper and lower extremities, headaches, hypertension, jaw pain, neck pain, throat tightness with difficulty swallowing
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19125394
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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