Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder strain, left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, left knee minimal degenerative joint disease with patellar tendinitis and bursitis, vertigo, congestive heart failure, and hypertension, to correct duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: The Board remands the claims because of inadequate examinations and a need for medical opinions regarding potential service connection based on in-service toxic exposure due to participation in a TERA.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder strain, left shoulder disorder, right knee disorder, left knee minimal degenerative joint disease with patellar tendinitis and bursitis, vertigo, congestive heart failure, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106448
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