The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the merits of the Veteran's claims, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for further evaluations to determine the current severity of service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia, hypertension, hypertensive heart disease, diabetes mellitus, GERD, scarring alopecia, scarring due to keloid removal and vitiligo at base of skull and superior neck, left wrist disability, right elbow disability, right shoulder disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, bilateral nuclear sclerotic and cortical cataracts and right eye pterygium, depression with anxious distress, arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21001749
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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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