Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues related to service connection for various disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that adequate medical opinions were lacking, necessitating a remand to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic left shoulder disability, cervical myelopathy to include spinal stenosis and degenerative arthritis of the spine, left knee meniscal tear to include degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, right hip degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002925
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