The Board has decided to remand this case for further evidentiary development, specifically obtaining the Veteran's VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Education (VR&E) records. The Veteran also requested a 60-day stay prior to certification of his appeal to the Board, which is now moot due to the transfer of jurisdiction.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the Veteran’s VR&E records are not associated with the electronic claims file and there was an unfulfilled request for an informal hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20006932
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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