The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral leg disability, GERD with hiatal hernia and diverticulum of esophagus, and bilateral foot disability due to predecisional duty to assist errors in obtaining VA treatment records from West LA VAMC prior to September 1997 and private pain management and primary care notes from Dr. FY.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims were remanded due to predecisional duty to assist errors in obtaining relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg disability, GERD with hiatal hernia and diverticulum of esophagus, bilateral foot disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2023
- Citation
- A23034099
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral foot disability and back disability have been granted due to the submission of new evidence. The AOJ is required to readjudicate these claims.
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