The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence and failure to obtain necessary medical examinations and opinions.

The deciding factor: The AOJ's reliance on insufficient evidence and failure to obtain all necessary medical examinations and opinions are pre-decisional duty to assist errors, which require correction before a determination can be made.

Claimed conditions

Right knee instability, Patellofemoral pain syndrome and chondrosis in the right knee, Left patellofemoral pain syndrome with trochlear dysplasia, chondromalacia, and patellofemoral maltracking, Lumbosacral strain, Right shoulder impingement syndrome with rotator cuff tendonitis and osteoarthritis, Right ankle disability, Left ankle disability, Right hip disability, Left hip disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

March 10, 2025

Citation

A25021846

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