The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a failure to obtain necessary private treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that further development is needed to attempt to contact the Veteran and his representative via telephone to elicit information about outstanding medical records, particularly those with Dr. J.W., discussed during the March 2022 hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee condition, left knee condition, right lower extremity radiculopathy/ neuropathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy/ neuropathy, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, back condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25007777
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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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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