The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right ankle fracture residuals and testicular cancer residuals due to incomplete records and need for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional service personnel records and medical evidence, as well as a request to reopen the claim of residuals from testicular cancer under 38 C.F.R. § 3.311.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle fracture residuals, testicular cancer residuals
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19162642
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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