Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including efforts to locate and reconstruct the Veteran's missing claims file.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to insufficient attempts by the AOJ to locate and/or reconstruct the Veteran's claims file, as well as an inadequate medical opinion regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine condition, left hip condition, obstructive sleep apnea, right knee instability, right foot cold injury, right knee degenerative joint disease, left foot cold injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25013171
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