Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection and disability ratings due to inadequate examinations and missing information.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examiner did not address all necessary points, leading to a remand for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, right tibial arthralgia with shin splints and right knee chondromalacia and osteoarthritis, left tibial arthralgia with shin splints and left knee chondromalacia and osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25000925
Want to see how appeals like this one tend to go? Appeals like mine
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.