Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for multi-joint arthritis, to include bilateral knee, shoulder, ankle, and elbow disabilities, as there are pre-decisional duty to assist errors that need correction.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were inadequate due to their reliance on the absence of evidence instead of discussing the Veteran's statements and specific treatment history, and some examiners failed to address aggravation or causation adequately.
- Claimed conditions
- Multi-joint arthritis, bilateral knee, Multi-joint arthritis, shoulder, Multi-joint arthritis, ankle, Multi-joint arthritis, elbow
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25020986
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