Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for loss of use of arms and legs, and for a higher disability rating for cervical spine issues. The Board found that the VA examination was not adequate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's VA examination is not compliant with the requirements of Sharp v. Shulkin and constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of use of left arm, loss of use of right arm, temporary loss of use of left leg, temporary loss of use of right leg, cervical spine intervertebral disc syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002894
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