The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot and right foot tendinitis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ is instructed to attempt to obtain treatment records from the Veteran's civilian podiatrist.
The deciding factor: There was a failure to obtain necessary treatment records during the decision-making process, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot tendinitis, right foot tendinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24054364
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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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