Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a left foot disability and #9 tooth loss with prosthetic to schedule VA examinations due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including missed VA examinations due to the Veteran's homelessness at the time of scheduled appointments.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disability, to include osteoarthritis, osteopenia, pes planus, and 2nd toe fracture residuals, #9 tooth loss with prosthetic
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018250
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