The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an incomplete search of the Veteran's service records and a failure to verify reported in-service exposure to ionizing radiation.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to assist the Veteran by searching for her service records under both surnames and verifying her reported in-service exposure to ionizing radiation, which constitutes a duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- right heel foot pain, left knee disorder, left hand disorder, brain lesions and ischemic changes, right knee disorder, bilateral cataracts, right hand disorder, sarcoidosis with lung growth, skin patches, speech problems, and memory problems, back disorder, neck disorder, thyroid disorder, right hip disorder, atrophic vaginitis, left hip disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25057885
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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left hip disorder to be further developed, including an examination.
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