Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back, left wrist, left and right knee, and left and right shoulder conditions due to missing personnel records and an inadequate VA medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The AOJ committed a pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to make reasonable efforts to obtain the Veteran's USAFR and OKANG personnel records and provide an adequate VA medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, left wrist condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25110580
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