Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all issues to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction for further development, including obtaining new medical examinations and opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new medical examinations and opinions are needed to clarify the Veteran's diagnoses and establish a nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, sleep disability, insomnia, right lower extremity nerve pain, left lower extremity nerve pain, sciatica, right foot disability, plantar fasciitis, right total knee arthroplasty, left knee patellar instability, left knee degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Ionizing radiation
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005912
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