The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including knee and back pain, bone density loss, and peripheral neuropathy of both upper extremities, due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to cure a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error and afford the Veteran VA examinations for each condition claimed.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee condition, left knee condition, bone density loss, lower back pain, diabetic neuropathy of the left upper extremity (LUE), diabetic neuropathy of the right upper extremity (RUE)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055717
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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection were dismissed due to untimely filing of the Board Appeal requests.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for allergic rhinitis and lumbosacral or cervical strain was dismissed due to untimeliness, while the other issues were remanded for further evidence.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee conditions, denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and denied special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a lower extremity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee conditions as new evidence has been received that is relevant to these claims.
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