Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's service-connected thoracic strain for further development.
The deciding factor: Further development is required before the Board may address this issue on the merits due to new evidence associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracic strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25001871
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