The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for involuntary back muscle spasms, kidney disability, memory loss, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression) due to incomplete medical opinions and unobtained federal records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions and unobtained federal records prevented a thorough evaluation of the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- involuntary back muscle spasms, kidney disability, memory loss, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and depression)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178245
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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