Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the VA Medical Center's August 2016 letter of determination and a complete copy of the Veteran’s April 2017 VA Form 9 correspondence are missing, and thus remands the case for obtaining these documents. The Board also orders the VA to attempt to obtain private medical records from Yavapai Regional Medical Center Gastroenterology related to May 2016 treatment.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to gather additional evidence that was not previously available in the claims file.
- 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 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19149006
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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