The Board remands the claims for service connection for a foot disorder and a right wrist disorder to ensure proper notice is provided to the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board erred by not remanding this matter for the AOJ to issue notice to the Veteran of his right to request a pre-decisional hearing and readjudicate the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- plantar fasciitis, right hand carpal tunnel
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25053211
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right leg, arm, knee, shoulder, kidney, plantar fasciitis, and back conditions, as further development is needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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