Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than December 23, 1991 for the grant of total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is remanded due to missing VA medical records and untranslated documents.
The deciding factor: Missing VA medical records from VistA Imaging Capture system and untranslated Spanish documents require further action.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20073206
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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