The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of attempts to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records related to the Veteran's heart condition.
The deciding factor: The SSA records are potentially relevant and should be obtained for evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- undiagnosed illness
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176209
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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