The Board remands the claim to ensure that the Veteran is provided adequate notice and an opportunity to respond to a jurisdictional defect regarding the timeliness of his NOD.
The deciding factor: Remand required due to failure to provide adequate notice and an opportunity to respond to a potential jurisdictional defect, as per 38 C.F.R. § 20.104 (c).
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral (back) strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease status post compression fracture L-1
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25034118
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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