Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a higher disability rating for degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease with mild thoracolumbar spondylosis due to a duty to assist error in notifying the Veteran of an examination.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to properly notify the Veteran of the date, time, and location of his scheduled VA examination, which is a pre-decisional duty to assist error requiring remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, Degenerative disc disease with mild thoracolumbar spondylosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021739
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