Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appellant's claims for additional development due to inconsistencies and lack of credible evidence regarding the nature and circumstances of his claimed service.
The deciding factor: Further remand is necessary to obtain underlying source data for the June 2025 VADIR report and records from DFAS and SSA related to the period of honorable service in the Navy.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral foot disability, hearing loss, tinnitus, nasal injury, sleep disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease, kidney disability, prostate disability, disability manifested by memory loss, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25012394
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