The Veteran's claim for recognition of A.S. as a helpless child is remanded due to the need for additional medical records and SSA disability benefits information.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the duty to assist was not met with regard to obtaining private medical records identified by the Veteran, including those from her stepdaughter’s providers before she turned 18.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143742
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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