Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle, cervical spine, left shoulder, right shoulder, and sleep disabilities due to inadequate VA examination opinions.
The deciding factor: The December 2024 and February 2025 VA examinations were found inadequate as they relied on a lack of documented symptoms during service or continuity of symptomatology thereafter, which is not sufficient for establishing a relationship between the current disabilities and service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, cervical spine disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, sleep disability, claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096072
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