Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for ED, multiple joint rheumatoid arthritis, neck disability with cervical radiculopathy and degenerative arthritis, and back disability with bilateral lumbar radiculopathy and degenerative arthritis to obtain additional medical opinions that comply with previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The September 2024 VA examination reports are inadequate for rating purposes due to various deficiencies in the opinions provided by the clinicians.
- Claimed conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED), Multiple Joint Rheumatoid Arthritis, Neck Disability with Cervical Radiculopathy and Degenerative Arthritis, Back Disability with Bilateral Lumbar Radiculopathy and Degenerative Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25003280
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