Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, right hip degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis, hypertension, enlarged liver, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, fever sores, and a compromised immune system, to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the RO did not comply with its previous remand instructions regarding obtaining additional service treatment records and providing adequate VA medical opinions addressing the Veteran's exposure to chemicals during his duties as a missile crewman.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, right hip degenerative joint disease and rheumatoid arthritis with acetabular cyst status post total hip replacement, osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease of unspecified joints, psoriatic arthritis, hypertension, enlarged liver, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, fever sores, compromised immune system
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25003945
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