The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error and requires additional opinions regarding secondary service connection and direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically in the VA medical opinion addressing secondary service connection. The Board finds that remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion regarding both theories of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- paresthesia, numbness of the cranial nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24045449
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for paresthesia and chronic constipation due to inadequate VA examination reports and opinions. The AOJ will obtain new examinations and medical opinions.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for SMC based on the need for aid and attendance of another is remanded due to inextricably intertwined issues.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin disorder, dermatitis, is granted service connection. The Board has also remanded the claim for bilateral upper extremity disorders due to insufficient evidence.
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