The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining VA treatment records prior to 2008 and SSA records.
The deciding factor: Duty-to-assist errors were identified in the adjudication process, necessitating a remand to obtain relevant medical records from VA and Social Security Administration (SSA).
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, chronic left foot disorder with chronic sores, blisters and sensitive/thickened skin, chronic right foot disorder with chronic sores, blisters and sensitive/thickened skin, proliferative vitreoretinopathy of the right eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19143490
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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The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left knee disorders to obtain a new examination that adequately addresses all pertinent evidence of record.
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