The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating and service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error and an inadequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss disability, lumbar spine disability, eye disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, bilateral feet disability, mini strokes, diabetes mellitus, to include as secondary to his other disabilities, blood clots/deep vein thrombosis of the legs and lungs, arthritis disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, gout disability of the feet and ankles
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055610
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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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the AOJ for further development and consideration of evidence not previously considered.
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