The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the retrieval of outstanding treatment records to determine if his iritis, hip disabilities, and depressive disorder have worsened.,The Veteran's appeals are remanded for the retrieval of outstanding treatment records to determine if his hip disabilities have worsened.,The Veteran's appeals are remanded for the retrieval of outstanding treatment records to determine if his hip disabilities have worsened.,The Veteran's appeals are remanded for the retrieval of outstanding treatment records to determine if his hip disabilities have worsened.,The Veteran's appeals are remanded for the retrieval of outstanding treatment records to determine if his hip disabilities have worsened.,The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the retrieval of outstanding treatment records to determine if his hip disabilities have worsened.,The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the retrieval of outstanding treatment records to determine if his hip disabilities have worsened.,The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the retrieval of outstanding treatment records to determine if his psychiatric disability has worsened.
The deciding factor: Outstanding medical records are needed to evaluate the current severity and progression of the Veteran's conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral iritis (uveitis), right hip flexion impairment, left hip flexion impairment, right hip/thigh rotation impairment, left hip/thigh rotation impairment, right hip extension impairment, left hip extension impairment, unspecified depressive disorder with panic disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19184519
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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