The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip spider veins, a compensable rating for onychomycosis, and a compensable rating for thyroid goiter to correct an error made by the AOJ in satisfying a regulatory duty.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to provide the Veteran with notice concerning her right to a pre-decisional hearing as provided by 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(b)(1) and (d)(1).
- Claimed conditions
- Left hip spider veins, Onychomycosis, Thyroid goiter
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25086222
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 913 · Granted: 41% (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
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- Granted
The Veteran's initial disability rating for hypertension was granted at a 10 percent level, effective April 14, 2020. The Veteran's onychomycosis of the bilateral feet and toenails remains rated as noncompensable (0 percent).
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- Granted
The Board granted the restoration of the bilateral factor in rating the Veteran's service-connected onychomycosis, effective February 26, 2013.
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