Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining pertinent VA treatment records from 2012-2015.
The deciding factor: The Board erred by not ensuring VA's compliance with its duty to assist in obtaining pertinent treatment records identified by the record and associating them with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, left foot plantar fasciitis, left knee strain, right knee strain, PTSD, other specified bipolar disorder and traumatic brain injury (TBI) with sleep disturbance and vertigo/dizziness, migraine headaches, right foot plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102670
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