Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands all claims for service connection due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations, necessitating medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist and afford the Veteran VA examination for his claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left wrist arthritis, tinnitus, neck strain (cervical strain), right wrist arthritis, swollen right ankle, left wrist ganglion cyst, right wrist ganglion cyst, migraines (headaches), left knee pain and bad mobility, anxiety, spine compression, sleep insomnia, back pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25105018
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