The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal issues, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to provide proper notice of examination appointments to the correct mailing address on file, resulting in a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, joint and/or muscle pain, to include arthritis, cervical sprain, and cervical strain, back condition, right shoulder condition, limitation of range of motion for right arm, left elbow condition, right elbow condition, left hip condition, right hip condition, right knee condition, left knee condition, left ankle sprain, right ankle sprain, right athlete's foot, left athlete's foot, left foot pain, right foot pain, respiratory condition, to include asthma and lung condition, skin condition, to include acne, bladder condition, bilateral hearing loss, to include nerve deafness, ear condition, to include tinnitus, cavity, digestive condition, malnutrition, flu, headaches, to include migraines, penile condition, to include erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, voice loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045777
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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