The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lower back nerve damage and PTSD with anxiety due to incomplete medical records and lack of a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and lack of a VA examination prevented a thorough evaluation of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- lower back nerve damage, PTSD with anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145974
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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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance, as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities made him permanently bedridden or so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance.
- Granted
The Veteran's lower back nerve damage and left leg pain are found to be a result of VA's failure to timely diagnose and treat an epidural abscess caused by a steroid injection, resulting in permanent disability. Compensation is granted under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.
- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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