Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including foot, ankle, knee, elbow, leg varicose veins, colon cancer, prostate disability, and psychiatric disability, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist omissions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to missing service personnel records, outstanding non-VA treatment records, and the need for examinations to determine the etiology of the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot disability, left foot disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right leg varicose veins, left leg varicose veins, colon cancer, prostate disability, to include prostate cancer, acquired psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25098074
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