Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder and knee disorders to afford the Veteran appropriate examinations.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error has occurred by not providing the Veteran examinations and opinions related to the nature and etiology of his claimed disorders, as required under McLendon v. Nicholson.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder, left knee disorder, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25097925
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