The Board has remanded the claims for neuropathy of the right upper extremity, residuals of traumatic brain injury, high blood pressure, and a skin disability to obtain additional VA treatment records and medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Due to an apparent administrative error, the appeal was prematurely returned to the Board without completing the development ordered in May 2018 remand.
- Claimed conditions
- neuropathy of the right upper extremity, residuals of traumatic brain injury, high blood pressure, a skin disability, to include seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20024486
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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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