Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, a left leg disorder, and a psychiatric disorder due to inadequate attempts to assist the Veteran in obtaining necessary examinations and medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board finds good cause to reschedule the examinations and obtain any available, outstanding private medical records as VA did not adequately follow the provisions for scheduling incarcerated veterans for examinations and failed to make reasonable efforts to obtain relevant private medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- hearing loss, tinnitus, left leg disorder, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019400
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