Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a higher rating in excess of the current ratings for various musculoskeletal conditions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain outstanding treatment records and resolve conflicts within VA examination reports.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder disability, cervical spine degenerative disc disease, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left tennis elbow extension, left tennis elbow flexion, left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right knee patellofemoral syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109893
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