Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for coronary heart disease, diabetes, and knee degenerative disease due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA examinations for the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary heart disease (heart surgery), diabetes, knee degenerative disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009054
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