The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to a typographical error in the RO's September 2019 letter and an opportunity is provided for the appellant to submit any relevant treatment records.
The deciding factor: There was a typographical error in the RO’s September 2019 letter, which required remand to ensure compliance with the terms of the April 2018 remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a discectomy, diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy in the lower left extremity, peripheral neuropathy in the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20037175
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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