Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an initial compensable rating for xiphodynia to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The January 2020 and July 2020 VA examinations were found inadequate, as they did not fully consider the Veteran's lay statements or other relevant evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- xiphodynia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009400
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