Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a knee condition, shoulder condition, and respiratory condition due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The VA opinions provided were found inadequate as they did not consider all relevant theories of service connection including TERA or MUCMI under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.
- Claimed conditions
- arthritis of the knee, arthritis of the shoulder, chronic cough, breathing issues, cough blood (respiratory condition)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109137
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