The Board remands the matter to request additional records from the Social Security Administration and Dr. R.G., PhD, as these may be relevant to determining whether D. became permanently incapable of self-support prior to attaining the age of 18.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a pre-decisional error in VA's duty to assist, specifically regarding the lack of attempts to obtain SSA records and treatment records from Dr. R.G., PhD.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065790
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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