Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to correct duty to assist errors and secure necessary medical examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the AOJ failed to fulfill its duty to assist by not securing necessary medical examinations and opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a head injury, skin disability of the posterior head, to include keloid scarring, right shoulder disability, right hand disability, chest pain, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000822
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