The Board remands the claim for service connection for benign paroxysmal vertigo to correct duty to assist errors and ensure proper development of the evidence.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary due to inconsistencies in the AOJ's findings and to verify the Veteran's active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty training dates and obtain relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- benign paroxysmal vertigo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25023897
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 699 · Granted: 12% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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