The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including arthritis, muscle neuropathy, a back disability, carpal tunnel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disability, due to inadequate efforts by the RO to obtain missing VA treatment records from 1972 to 2000.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the RO's efforts to obtain relevant VA treatment records were not in substantial compliance with previous remand directives, necessitating a further remand for additional development.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis, muscle neuropathy, back disability, carpal tunnel syndrome, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21061967
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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