The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of full consent documents for the Veteran's February 28, 2011 surgery and missing VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the Court found that the Board did not obtain the full consent document pertaining to the Veteran’s February 28, 2011 surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- left vocal cord paralysis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20065661
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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