Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling appropriate examinations to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to inadequate VA examinations that did not account for flare-ups and a lack of post-service treatment records relevant to the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Right shoulder strain, Left shoulder strain, Right knee strain, Migraines, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Bilateral pes planus, Valvular heart disease with left bundle branch block, Pseudo folliculitis barbae (PFB), Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018761
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