The Board remands the claims for additional development, specifically to ensure that all relevant VA treatment records from October 2020 to December 2021 are associated with the record.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain outstanding VA treatment records to accurately assess the severity of the Veteran's diabetic nephropathy and lower extremity impairments.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036625
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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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