Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error and the need to request earlier VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board identified an error in assisting the veteran by not requesting earlier VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee condition, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, tinnitus, acquired psychiatric disorder, including claustrophobia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001137
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