The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete request for VA treatment records from the White River Junction VAMC. The Veteran was seeking an earlier effective date for a 30% rating for encephalitis.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to specifically request hard copy (paper) medical records and there is confusion regarding the requested time frame.
- Claimed conditions
- encephalitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2022
- Citation
- 22040199
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection of pancreatic cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and encephalitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The appellant contends that these conditions are related to in-service exposure to toxic chemicals.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has referred several service connection claims for the Veteran's claimed conditions, including heart disorder, encephalitis, GERD, pulmonary disorder, hypoxia, and prostate disorder. These claims are remanded due to incomplete VA treatment records and need further evaluation by VA medical experts.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for encephalitis was received on September 4, 2014. The Board finds that the increase in disability occurred on February 16, 2016, when medical evidence reflected unsteady gait and staggering more than once weekly. Therefore, the effective date for a 30% rating is denied as it was not factually ascertainable prior to September 4, 2014.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, encephalitis, ulnar nerve disability, and infertility as the evidence did not show a causal relationship to military service or any service-connected conditions.
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