Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all claims for service connection and rating increase due to duty to assist errors. The Veteran's private medical records and adequate VA examinations are needed.
The deciding factor: The Board found pre-decisional duty to assist errors because the RO did not obtain relevant private medical records and relied on inadequate VA examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee pain status post lateral meniscus tear, left ankle pain, left hip pain, left leg muscle fatigue, right leg muscle fatigue, right knee pain, right ankle pain, upper back and neck pain, lower back pain, migraines
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002625
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