The Board remands the claims for service connection and special monthly compensation due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining relevant medical records and providing adequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error has been identified, requiring additional evidence and medical opinions to properly adjudicate the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Achilles tendonitis, Left ankle condition, Right ankle condition, Right hand disorder, Bursitis, Chest pain, Synovitis, Tinea pedis, Left foot toe disorder, Right foot toe disorder, Right foot disorder, Left foot disorder, Sleep disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24067342
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD) for claims related to an increased rating and service connection, as well as lack of jurisdiction over a previously granted claim for sinusitis.
- Partly granted
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