The Board is remanding the case due to non-compliance with previous directives and because of Hurricane-related issues. The Veteran's private treatment records are requested, and if not provided, the claim will be processed as an abandoned claim.
The deciding factor: Previous directives were not followed, and there was a hurricane affecting Puerto Rico at the time of the request for records.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder (to include depression), prostate cancer status post radical prostatectomy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19126013
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted a 100 percent rating for prostate cancer status post radical prostatectomy from April 27, 2023 to February 24, 2025, but dismissed the appeal as moot beginning February 25, 2025.
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