Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to errors in obtaining the Veteran's complete service records.
The deciding factor: The AOJ committed pre-decisional errors by not obtaining the Veteran's complete STRs, including Reserve and Air National Guard records.
- Claimed conditions
- left carpal tunnel syndrome, left foot plantar fasciitis, left knee strain, lumbosacral strain, nephrolithiasis, right carpal tunnel syndrome, right foot plantar fasciitis, shortness of breath secondary to reaction to anthrax vaccine, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25006758
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