Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the case to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the recoupment of disability compensation due to receipt of Special Separation Benefits.
The deciding factor: Remand required to obtain an audit error worksheet showing VA disability compensation based on each service-connected compensable disability since August 31, 2017 and the amount withheld for recoupment.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudofolliculitis barbae, depression, tinnitus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left shoulder strain, right shoulder strain, left ankle tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085604
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