The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to an error in verifying the Veteran's active service and obtaining his complete service personnel records and treatment records.

The deciding factor: The Board must remand a claim to correct an error by the AOJ to satisfy its duty to assist the Veteran under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A if the error occurred prior to the AOJ decision on appeal.

Claimed conditions

back injury, gastrointestinal signs or symptoms, headaches, high blood pressure, left knee sprain, right knee sprain, lower extremity radiculopathy, left sciatic, lower extremity radiculopathy, right sciatic, migraines, nervousness, penile condition, left foot plantar fasciitis, right foot plantar fasciitis, scar(s), right shoulder condition, sleep apnea, sleep disturbances, left lower varicose veins, right lower varicose veins, left lower venous reflux, right lower venous reflux

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 12, 2025

Citation

A25098048

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