The Board has determined that the Veterans Law Judge (VLJ) committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to provide details of the evidence relied on to reach its conclusion regarding the distance from the Veteran's residence to the closest VA facility and how the mileage was calculated for the specific episodes of care. The case is therefore being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The VLJ did not fully inform or provide the Veteran with the details of the evidence relied on to reach its conclusion regarding the distance from his residence to the closest VA facility and how the mileage was calculated for the specific episodes of care, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2024
- Citation
- A24029485
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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.
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