Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back osteoarthritis and traumatic brain injury to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, as the Veteran failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
The deciding factor: Good cause has been shown for the failure by the Veteran to appear at the scheduled VA examinations due to homelessness and an encounter with local and federal law enforcement officials.
- Claimed conditions
- low back osteoarthritis, traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110213
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