The Board has found that the Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities are remanded due to errors in obtaining and reviewing VA treatment records prior to August 2019, as well as failing to schedule a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to associate pre-August 2019 VA treatment records with the claims file and did not schedule a VA examination for skin disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hand/finger disability, right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee disability, right shin disability, bilateral foot disability (pes planus, hammer toes, and calcaneal heel spurs), bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, hemorrhoids, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), non-productive cough, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, skin disability (rash on arms and feet, toenail fungus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073467
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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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