The Board remands the claim for service connection for multi-joint arthritis to obtain additional records from VA's Community Care program.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's reports of having been deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, or Afghanistan are found to be incredible and do not warrant a TERA examination. However, there is a pre-decisional duty to assist error that requires remand for the acquisition of additional records from VA's Community Care program.
- Claimed conditions
- multi-joint arthritis (claimed as rheumatoid arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25039924
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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