The Board has remanded the case due to a procedural error in providing notice of the Veteran's right to a hearing.
The deciding factor: The VA did not provide the Veteran with notice of her right to a hearing as required under the regulations prior to issuance of the August 2019 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- left calf disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2026
- Citation
- A26006909
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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 decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and a bilateral foot disability, while denying service connection for PTSD, any other 'stress disorder', and remanding the claims for a left calf disability and back disability.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher ratings for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma and left calf disability due to insufficient evidence meeting the criteria for higher evaluations.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for left and right calf disabilities, shin splints of the right leg, and right carpal tunnel syndrome. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.
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