Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hand and finger disorder, and gout. The Board found that previous VA examinations did not comply with remand directives.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the January 2023 VA examinations and opinions do not substantially comply with the Board's previous remand directives because they did not record or consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding onset and continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disorder, bilateral elbow disorder, bilateral hand and finger disorder, gout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25001185
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