The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable rating for G6PD and service connection for an intestinal condition due to duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining additional records and a new examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct duty to assist errors, such as verifying periods of service and obtaining private medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD), Intestinal disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24065432
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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