Citation Nr: 18144278
Decision Date: 10/25/18	Archive Date: 10/24/18

DOCKET NO. 16-34 323
DATE:	October 25, 2018
REMANDED
The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hip disability is remanded.
The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for stress fracture of the left tibia is remanded.
The issue of whether new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for stress fracture of the right leg is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral elbow disability is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for a low back disability is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for laryngeal polyps is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for coronary artery disease is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for uterine cysts is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for a thyroid disability is remanded.
The issue of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and panic disorder is remanded.
REASONS FOR REMAND
The record includes the Veteran’s report that she is in receipt of benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA).  In her June 2017 claim for benefits, she indicated that she received income from SSA.  The basis for her receipt of SSA disability benefits is unclear, as is the content of any records held by SSA.  Given the likelihood that records held by SSA might include those pertinent to the disabilities at issue in this appeal, the Board finds that a remand for such records is warranted.  Murincsak v. Derwinski, 2 Vet. App. 363 (1992).  Accordingly, the issues on appeal may not be addressed by the Board absent these records.
The matters are REMANDED for the following action:
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Contact SSA and request a copy of the Veteran’s complete SSA disability benefits file, including any administrative decision(s) on the Veteran’s application for SSA disability benefits and all of the underlying medical records.  A copy of any response(s) from SSA, to include a negative reply, should be included in the claims file.  All records provided by SSA also should be included in the claims file, to include uploading any disc supplied by SSA to the Veteran’s electronic record.
  
DONNIE R. HACHEY
Veterans Law Judge
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD	J. Barone, Counsel