Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to a duty-to-assist error by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not provide due process to the Veteran in obtaining her Army Reserves service records from Ft. Bragg, and there was no opportunity for the Veteran to submit personally held records.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right shin splints disability, left shin splints disability, low back disability, sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disability, including sleep disturbances and anxiety condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020625
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