The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary vascular disease due to procedural errors in obtaining relevant medical records, including those from Dr. M. at Yuma Regional Hospital.
The deciding factor: Procedural errors prevented the VA from obtaining necessary medical records that could have supported or refuted the Veteran's claims.
- Claimed conditions
- deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188533
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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