Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and an initial compensable disability rating due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including the need for VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to schedule appropriate VA examinations with medical opinions regarding the etiology of the claimed conditions in relation to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin splints, erectile dysfunction, headaches, right ankle disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), right ear hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102194
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