The Board has remanded the claims for left knee strain, right knee strain, PTSD, lower back pain, sleep problems, and bronchitis due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination reports.,Specifically, the Veteran's complete medical records must be obtained, including VA treatment records since December 2014. A new VA examination is required for her knees, PTSD, low back condition, sleep disorder, and respiratory disorders.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination reports that did not consider all assembled and procurable data, including the impact of flare-ups on range of motion for the Veteran's knees, the adequacy of the PTSD examiner’s opinion, and the need for a VA examination for her low back condition.,The decision was remanded due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination reports that did not address evidence of a suicide attempt in PTSD, consider GAF scores, obtain all outstanding medical treatment records, and schedule an appropriate VA examination for sleep disorders and respiratory disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, right knee strain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lower back pain, sleep problems, bronchitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189237
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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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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