The Veteran's appeal for TDIU is remanded due to the need for additional relevant VA treatment records, specifically from her physical therapy sessions.
The deciding factor: There are outstanding relevant VA treatment records that were not associated with the claims file and may be pertinent to the claim on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- knees, feet, ankles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2023
- Citation
- A23031283
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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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