Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, bilateral osteopenia, and polymyalgia rheumatica due to inadequate VA examination reports.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA examinations are found to be inadequate as they were based on a review of service treatment records that have been destroyed, making the evidentiary basis unclear. Additional development is warranted to obtain adequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, bilateral osteopenia, polymyalgia rheumatica
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25102878
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