Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for compensation due to errors in assisting the Veteran and missing records. The Veteran's orthopedic condition is linked to knee surgeries performed at a non-VA facility.
The deciding factor: The Board identified pre-decisional duty to assist errors and missing private treatment records as the deciding factors.
- Claimed conditions
- orthopedic condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25000320
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