The Board remands the claim for SAH or SHA due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring additional development including an examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's lower extremity disabilities and their impact on locomotion.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as there are no recent VA examinations pertaining to the Veteran's lower extremities at the date the SAH or SHA claim was filed, necessitating further medical evidence to decide the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030566
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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