The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection for erectile dysfunction due to incomplete records and a need for issuance of a statement of the case.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and lack of a statement of the case have been identified, necessitating further action by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee strain, left knee strain, Graves' disease, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126987
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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- Denied
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