The Board remands the claim for service connection for a brain mass to correct a duty to assist error related to obtaining private medical records.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to an unfulfilled duty to assist in obtaining relevant medical records from a private provider.
- Claimed conditions
- brain mass
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010006
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 882 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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