The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to insufficient attempts by the RO to obtain authorization from the Veteran for medical records related to his participation in a drug study.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO did not adequately explain its attempts to obtain the necessary authorization forms from the Veteran, and thus remanded the case for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebral Vascular Accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19130959
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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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