Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for left hand arthritis to correct an error by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty related to notice of the right to a hearing before the issuance of the initial decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to the AOJ's failure to provide the Veteran with notice of his right to a hearing before issuing the initial decision, which was during a period where VA had a duty to assist in substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100416
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