The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining the Veteran's complete service records and scheduling appropriate examinations to clarify the nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not take all appropriate steps to confirm that all of the Veteran's service records were requested and obtained prior to adjudicating the Veteran's claims in its April 2022 rating decision, and there was ambiguity in the record as to the nature and etiology of each of the Veteran's claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Abdominal hernia, Headache disability, Respiratory disability, Restless leg syndrome of the left leg, Restless leg syndrome of the right leg, Residuals of a right leg stress fracture, Sinusitis, Tremors of the left hand, Tremors of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055623
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (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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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw their appeal.
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