Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA did not fully comply with previous directives to obtain necessary records and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, including degenerative joint disease, right knee disability, including degenerative joint disease, thoracolumbar spine disability, including arthritis, cervical spine disability, including arthritis, left hip disability, including arthritis, right hip disability, including arthritis, right foot disability, to include plantar fascitis with hallus valgus and arthritis, left foot disability, to include plantar fascitis and arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001281
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