The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination due to concerns about the adequacy of the August 2017 VA examination, as well as the need for updated treatment records. The TDIU claim is inextricably intertwined with the sickle cell disease rating claim.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the August 2017 VA examination was inadequate and needed to be supplemented by a specialist's evaluation due to changes in the Veteran's symptoms over time.
- Claimed conditions
- sickle cell disease, sickle cell trait
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20038459
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sickle cell trait as it is a congenital defect not subject to service connection. The right knee condition was remanded due to an incomplete medical opinion regarding its etiology.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional development regarding the Veteran's claim for service connection for sickle cell trait.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been improperly adjudicated due to a failure to obtain all relevant medical records and Social Security disability records. The case is being remanded to correct this error.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's adult daughter, P. J., is diagnosed with sickle cell disease and may be receiving Social Security Disability benefits. The AOJ failed to obtain relevant SSA records for P. J. prior to the November 2023 rating decision, which requires remand.
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