Remanded (sent back)
The claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for furuncles, migraines, right ankle strain, and right knee strain with shin splints are remanded due to the failure of the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) to fully assist the Veteran in obtaining evidence related to his 2014 claim.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to comply with previous Board remand instructions by not actively seeking out records and only asking the Veteran for information, which is a basis for remand according to Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268, 271 (1998).
- Claimed conditions
- furuncles (claimed as boils), migraines, right ankle strain, right knee strain with shin splints
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25003159
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