The Board remands the matter for the AOJ to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a hearing and then readjudicate the claim based on the record before it, including determining whether additional evidentiary development is required.
The deciding factor: The AOJ's failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing prior to VA's issuance of a decision could have a reasonable possibility of aiding in substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- non-specific headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25052891
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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