The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for mental health disorder and piriformis syndrome due to a failure to provide notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to provide Appellant with notice of his right to a hearing on any issue before VA, as required by regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health disorder, piriformis syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2024
- Citation
- A24060964
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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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