Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to address a duty-to-assist error and locate missing private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to a duty-to-assist error where private treatment records are not associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine, degenerative arthritis of the right shoulder, degenerative arthritis of the left shoulder, degenerative arthritis of the right wrist, degenerative arthritis of the left wrist, degenerative arthritis of the right knee, degenerative arthritis of the left knee, degenerative arthritis of the right ankle, degenerative arthritis of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002822
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