Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left knee disability, CTS in both hands and hips, MDD, and OSA, due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Inadequate medical opinions were provided as they relied primarily on the absence of contemporaneous medical records, which is not an adequate basis for rendering a negative nexus opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disability, left carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), right CTS, right hand condition, left hand condition, major depressive disorder (MDD), left hip disability, right hip disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106850
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