Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic right elbow, hip, and wrist disabilities to correct a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA medical opinions are inadequate as they relied solely on negative evidence without considering contemporaneous medical records or the Veteran's reported symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic right elbow disability, chronic right hip disability, chronic right wrist disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018251
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