The Board has determined that the VA Form 10182 Decision Review Request must be remanded due to duty-to-assist errors prior to the January 2020 rating decision. The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand arthritis, bilateral wrist joint pain, and left hip joint pain are being remanded as there is a need for VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the previous duty-to-assist errors require additional examination to determine if the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his active service, including presumptive toxic exposure due to Gulf War service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand arthritis, bilateral wrist joint pain, left hip joint pain
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2023
- Citation
- A23027825
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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.
What you can do next
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