Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hip, knee, and shoulder conditions, due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain adequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, specifically addressing aggravation and secondary service connection theories.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106624
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