Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development of evidence, including obtaining additional VA medical records and private treatment records.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error occurred prior to the May 2024 rating decision on appeal, necessitating a remand for further records development.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcer, degenerative joint disease (DJD), thoracic spine, radiculopathy, right lower extremity (femoral), radiculopathy, left lower extremity (femoral), right lower extremity (sciatic), left lower extremity (sciatic), DJD, right knee, manifesting as painful motion, DJD, left knee, manifesting as painful motion, DJD, right knee, manifesting as patellar instability, DJD, left knee, manifesting as patellar instability, DJD, left shoulder, status post rotator cuff repair, scar, left shoulder, status post rotator cuff repair, scar, posterior trunk, status post spinal surgery
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019098
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