Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all claims for higher initial ratings due to administrative errors and the need to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board identified duty to assist errors committed by the agency of original jurisdiction prior to issuance of the decision on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with spondylosis, status post right hemithyroidectomy with isthmusectomy, fibromyalgia, major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001109
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