Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for varicose veins, phimosis, and a left eye injury to obtain additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: A VA medical opinion was not provided in each claim, leading to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- varicose veins, peripheral artery disease (PAD), phimosis, erectile dysfunction, prostate cancer, left eye injury, bilateral glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25021344
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