Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the records for the Veteran's claims of VA reimbursement for medical care are missing and must be reconstructed and uploaded to the electronic claims file.
The deciding factor: The records were not found in the current electronic record, necessitating their reconstruction and upload.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080770
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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