The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient private medical records related to the Veteran's December 2016 hospitalization. The appellant is required to provide these records or submit them directly to VA.
The deciding factor: VA did not adequately comply with its duty to assist in obtaining sufficiently identified medical records from the private hospital where the Veteran was hospitalized in December 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- lung disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19149065
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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