Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to inadequate medical examinations.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately address all theories of entitlement, including functional loss during flare-ups and a direct relationship to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left ankle sprain, chronic right ankle sprain, right hip condition, right shoulder condition, nerve damage of the upper right extremity, nerve damage of the lower right extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010461
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