The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right hip, and right knee disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions.

The deciding factor: The AOJ committed pre-decisional duty to assist errors by not obtaining adequate opinions regarding secondary service connection and direct service connection.

Claimed conditions

left hip disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, right knee disability

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 3, 2025

Citation

A25018881

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