Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: Missing medical treatment records may inform decisions on earlier effective dates, higher initial ratings, and service connection for shoulder and knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- brain tumor, major neurocognitive disorder due to brain tumor with behavioral disturbance (claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder), seizure disability status post brain surgery, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018172
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