The Veteran's claims for service connection related to heart disability, right leg disability, urinary condition, bilateral feet disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder are remanded due to the loss of his VA claims file.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disability is remanded as there was no VA examination provided. The Veteran has reported symptoms of shin pain during service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for urinary condition is remanded as he did not receive a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his condition, including whether it is related to exposure to herbicide agents.,The Veteran's claims for bilateral feet disability are remanded due to lack of VA examinations. The Veteran has reported symptoms such as tumors and numbness in his feet during service.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded as he did not receive a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his condition, including whether it is related to personal assault.

The deciding factor: The claims file was lost by VA due to no fault of the Veteran. The Board acknowledges that attempts were made to rebuild the folder but conflicting records suggest additional attempts should be made.,VA only provided examinations for PTSD and diabetes, despite the Veteran's reports of related symptoms and diagnoses in his claims file.,The Veteran did not receive a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his urinary condition. The Board notes that there are various diagnosed conditions but no examination was conducted.,The Veteran did not receive a VA examination for his bilateral feet disability. The Board acknowledges that he has reported symptoms such as tumors and numbness in his feet during service.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to lack of VA examinations. The Veteran reports personal assault, but the VA examiners did not address this aspect.

Claimed conditions

heart disability, right leg disability, urinary condition, bilateral foot disability, acquired psychiatric disorder

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating

Not verified here — check the original decision

Decision date

June 18, 2018

Citation

18111923

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