The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the Veteran's lymph node and bladder disabilities.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical opinions do not address the entire appeal period for the lymph node and bladder disabilities, necessitating additional evaluations.
- Claimed conditions
- lymph node disability, bladder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23046770
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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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