The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for left thigh impairment to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to participate in a pre-decisional RO hearing.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error as the Veteran was not notified of his right to participate in a pre-adjudication hearing before the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- left thigh impairment
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25046159
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as there was no evidence of a current disability that warranted higher ratings or service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for left thigh flexion, extension, and impairment due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Partly granted
The Board restored the 20 percent rating for left thigh impairment and the 10 percent rating for left hip limitation of extension, finding that the reductions were improper.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from November 10, 2020.
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