Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and a compensable rating due to the Veteran's inability to attend scheduled VA examinations.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was unable to attend the scheduled VA examinations, which are necessary to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- back pain, hearing loss, right knee pain, left knee pain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD, anxiety and depression), residuals of a gunshot wound with fracture, right wrist
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103343
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