The Board remands the claims for an effective date prior to August 16, 2016, for TDIU and DEA under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as well as for service connection for tinnitus, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot find substantial compliance with the June 2020 remand instructions regarding the acquisition of specific documents from the VA clinician who authored certain reports and addendums.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25037298
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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