The Board remands the claims for an earlier effective date for service connection for various conditions, due to a failure to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not notify the Veteran of his right to a hearing prior to issuing the January 2023 rating decision, which is a regulatory duty that must be corrected on remand.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, cervical sprain, lumbar spine status-post compression fracture, right shoulder labral tear with glenohumeral joint instability rotator cuff tendonitis with acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis, right elbow dislocation and radial head fracture arthoplasty, right elbow dislocation and radial head fracture arthoplasty impairment of supination and pronation, right elbow dislocation and radial head fracture arthoplasty with limited extension, right elbow scar, right wrist scaphoid fracture, right wrist scar, right ankle fracture and instability, right ankle scar, left foot status-post calcaneal fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102317
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,772 · Granted: 37% (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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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