Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to correct duty to assist errors, specifically requesting additional private medical records and an addendum medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA failed to adequately assist the Veteran in obtaining relevant evidence and did not provide a sufficient medical opinion regarding service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia
- 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
- A25010477
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