The Board remands the matter to obtain relevant SSA records that could provide information pertinent to the Veteran's appeal.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error exists due to the failure to obtain the Veteran's SSA records, which may contain information bearing on the outcome of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney failure, Pulmonary failure, Cardiac arrest
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039818
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,050 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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