Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection of a lumbar spine condition and bilateral knee condition. The VA needs to obtain missing medical records.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to obtain relevant medical records from specific facilities, which is necessary for proper evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition, bilateral knee condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25001201
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