The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and 38 U.S.C. § 1110 for opioid addiction due to incomplete evidence, including missing private treatment records of his pain management specialist and a lack of a clinical diagnosis of opioid use disorder. The Board also requested an appropriate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's contentions under both 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and service connection principles.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to incomplete evidence, including missing private treatment records of the Veteran's pain management specialist and a lack of a clinical diagnosis of opioid use disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Opioid addiction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24046427
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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.
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