The Board remands the claim for payment or reimbursement of beneficiary travel expenses to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not provide the Veteran with complete written notice of the decision affecting the payment of benefits, leading to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049586
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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