The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to a failure to provide notice of the unavailability of certain employment records.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to notify the Veteran that it was unable to obtain his employment records and did not inform him of this fact as required by 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(e).
- 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 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25050304
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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