The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the VA contractor to provide an examination at a time when the Veteran could attend.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had good cause for failing to report for scheduled examinations, as he contacted the VA contractor to reschedule and there is no evidence of record indicating that this was not done.
- Claimed conditions
- extremity pain, Raynaud's disease, left hand disability (post-traumatic arthritis in left hand or fingers), thoracolumbar spine disability (sprain or strain of the lower and/or middle back), left knee disability (status post left knee replacement), cellulitis, eczema (atopic dermatitis), elevated bilirubin (Gilbert's disease), thyroid disability (hyperthyroidism overactive thyroid), heart disability (pericarditis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102402
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.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability of cellulitis and there is no recent diagnosis prior to his claim. Therefore, service connection for cellulitis is denied.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to lack of evidence showing a link between any service-connected disability and the Veteran's death. The conditions listed on his death certificate were not related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease are found to have onset during service, meeting the criteria for service connection.,Service connection is granted for these conditions. The Veteran's Raynaud's disease and autoimmune disorder are not found to be related to service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for a compensable rating for service-connected Raynaud's disease.
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