Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional error in the June 2023 rating decision, specifically regarding the association of VA treatment records with the claims folder.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct a procedural error and ensure all relevant evidence is considered by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- High blood pressure, Left ankle pain, Lower back pain, Major depressive disorder, Infarction of left basal ganglia with hemiparesis of right dominant side claimed as secondary to high blood pressure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015793
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