Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hand strain with radiculopathy to obtain an addendum opinion that adequately addresses the Veteran's lay statements and service treatment records.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA examination is inadequate because it improperly relied on a lack of in-service treatment records as the sole basis for its conclusion, without considering the Veteran's lay contentions and service duties.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand strain with radiculopathy, left hand strain with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010121
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