The Board remands the claims for service connection for numbness in the fingers of both hands to correct an error in failing to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to the AOJ's failure to satisfy the regulatory duty to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a pre-decisional hearing as required by 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(b)(1) and (d)(1).
- Claimed conditions
- numbness of the fingers of the right hand, numbness of the fingers of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25031056
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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