The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy and right hand disabilities, due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty-to-assist error occurred as the Veteran has not undergone VA examinations to determine if his current disabilities are related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- right other specified mononeuropathies of bilateral lower limbs (claimed as peripheral neuropathy), left other specified mononeuropathies of bilateral lower limbs (claimed as peripheral neuropathy), right index finger (claimed as right hand), right long finger (claimed as right hand), right little finger (claimed as right hand), right ring finger (claimed as right hand), right thumb (claimed as right hand), left foot disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25032827
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a right foot disability and left foot disability as the evidence did not support that the preexisting conditions worsened beyond their natural progression during active duty for training (ACDUTRA).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a TDIU, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these disabilities were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
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