Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for reimbursement of medical expenses are being remanded due to incomplete records and procedural issues. The AOJ is instructed to obtain missing VA records from the relevant facilities, including VA 'Women’s Health', and issue a statement of the case addressing the September 6, 2016 claim.
The deciding factor: The claims were remanded due to missing VA records and procedural errors in obtaining them.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19181597
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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