The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an adequate medical opinion regarding whether VA treatment was feasibly available at the time of the private treatment on May 19, 2010.
The deciding factor: Incomplete documentation and the need for a comprehensive medical opinion regarding the availability of VA treatment prior to the private treatment are reasons for remanding the case.
- Claimed conditions
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2023
- Citation
- 23027190
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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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