Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for various disabilities and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for a mental health condition is remanded due to missing or incomplete service treatment records.
The deciding factor: Remand required due to missing or incomplete service treatment records, including a separation examination, which could impact the determination of current disabilities at the time of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, lumbar spine disability, erectile dysfunction, facial scarring, major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107165
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