Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, specifically to obtain private treatment records from Premier Medical Group.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty-to-assist error occurred as the AOJ failed to request relevant private medical records prior to issuing the rating decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left ear hearing loss, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, lumbar spine condition, major depressive and anxiety disorder with insomnia and morbid obesity, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107356
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