Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, chest pain, back pain, left and right ankle pain, left and right knee pain, and bilateral hearing loss, to obtain additional evidence.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to insufficient medical evidence and failure to provide VA examinations as per the McLendon criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a sleep disorder, anxiety, and depression, Gastrointestinal disorder, to include IBS, Chest pain, Back pain, Left ankle pain, Right ankle pain, Left knee pain, Right knee pain, Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015736
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