The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing and to readjudicate the claims after fulfilling this requirement.
The deciding factor: The Board must remand the claims to the AOJ for correction of an error in failing to provide notice of the right to a hearing under 38 C.F.R. �� 3.103(b)(1) and (d)(1).
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, neuropathy of the right upper extremity, left groin strain with pain on movement, right groin strain with pain on movement, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, residuals of left hand frostbite, kidney disability, prostate disability to include prostate hypertrophy (claimed as prostatitis with excess drainage), eye disability, claimed as a left eye disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25053640
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,592 · Granted: 19% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of left knee disability, tension headaches, a left ankle disability, and a back disability due to the Veteran's death.
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