The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of medical records from Dr. A.F., who is the Veteran's cardiologist, and requests that she provide copies of any relevant treatment records.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because the Veteran did not provide necessary medical records from her cardiologist.
- Claimed conditions
- Graves' Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22005047
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for Graves' Disease and chronic allergic conjunctivitis, secondary to Graves' Disease, but denied service connection for high cholesterol. The claim for degenerative arthritis was remanded.
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