Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a back condition, sleep apnea, GERD, left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and a lung condition due to duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The higher-level adjudicator's decision was not an appealable decision as it did not decide any question of law or fact but instead informed the Veteran that the claims would be returned to the AOJ for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, lung condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016713
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