Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's TDIU claim due to a lack of SSA records, and VA is required to make as many requests as necessary until it obtains those records or determines they do not exist.
The deciding factor: VA failed to obtain updated Social Security Administration (SSA) records that are relevant to the Veteran’s pending TDIU claim.
- 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 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19147076
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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