Remanded (sent back)
The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including OSA, bilateral hearing loss, shoulder and spine disabilities, right foot disability, CAD, HTN, and gallbladder removal residuals.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional development is necessary to clarify the Veteran's toxic exposure in service and obtain new medical opinions considering such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Bilateral Hearing Loss, Bilateral Shoulder Disability, Lumbar Spine Disability, Cervical Spine Disability, Right Foot Disability, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Hypertension (HTN), Residuals of Gallbladder Removal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003066
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