The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a hernia disorder and TDIU due to insufficient evidence in the record, particularly regarding the December 1998 VA medical record and the Veteran's lay statements.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional evidence and an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address the Veteran's lay statements and the December 1998 VA medical record.
- Claimed conditions
- hernia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176522
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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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