The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left shoulder disability, right little finger disability, low back disability, left hip disability, foot disability, cold injury residuals to ears, nose, face, and hands, and acid reflux, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The deciding factor: The medical opinions did not adequately address the Veteran's lay reports or consider all relevant evidence of record, leading to a need for additional development.

Claimed conditions

left shoulder disability, right little finger disability, low back disability, left hip disability, foot disability (including Athlete's foot and cold injury residuals), cold injury residuals to ears, cold injury residuals to nose, cold injury residuals to face, cold injury residuals to hands, acid reflux

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 6, 2025

Citation

25003251

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