Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for a VA examination to address the service connection issues.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error occurred as necessary examinations were not conducted prior to the November 2023 rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- back injury, fallen arches right foot, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), knee condition, right as secondary to fallen arches right foot, nerve damage, right lower extremity, tinnitus, sleep disturbances
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011246
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