Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for higher disability ratings and TDIU due to duty to assist errors. The Veteran's service-connected conditions and outstanding medical records need further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ should have afforded the Veteran another examination to ascertain symptoms attributable solely to his neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000842
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