The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for back disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran needs to be provided with a Gulf War examination to determine if his disabilities are related to his service in Southwest Asia.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was a pre-decisional duty to assist error as the RO did not provide the Veteran with a Gulf War examination despite listing this theory of entitlement on his application for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2023
- Citation
- A23033940
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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