Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and left ankle disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The AOJ must obtain outstanding non-VA treatment records before readjudicating the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, Status post total hip replacement (right hip), Status post total hip replacement (left hip), Left ankle strain and/or open reduction and internal fixation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010583
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