The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidentiary development, including obtaining missing colonoscopy records and seeking an opinion on whether a more comprehensive examination would have been indicated.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further medical opinions and evidence retrieval as per previous remand directives.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disease, Colon Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20074831
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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