Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure that the severity of the Veteran's disabilities is accurately assessed without considering the ameliorative effects of medications.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to cure a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically to determine the severity of the Veteran's feet, bilateral shoulder and low back symptoms while discounting any ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25103450
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