The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for VA treatment records related to his foot condition, which may affect his eligibility for educational assistance.
The deciding factor: VA must obtain and associate any relevant VA treatment records with the claims file to determine if they support the Veteran's claim of a foot disability preventing him from pursuing training.
- Claimed conditions
- feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24074459
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Decisions by this judge: 1,863 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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