The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right hip disability, fatigue, and bilateral hallux valgus due to duty-to-assist errors. The claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded because of previous duty-to-assist errors that occurred prior to the February 2021 rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Right hip disability, Fatigue, Bilateral hallux valgus (left foot and right foot)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2024
- Citation
- A24039306
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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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and the Board has determined that a higher rating of 100 percent is not warranted.,Service connection for a back disability, fatigue, and sleep apnea are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA as secondary to his service-connected restrictive lung disease has been granted.,The issue of entitlement to service connection for fatigue is being remanded.
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