Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain and service connection for a left ankle disorder, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder, right ankle disorder, and a right elbow disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The examinations provided were inadequate as they failed to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding the progression of his symptomology and did not provide sufficient rationale for their negative nexus opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee strain, left ankle disorder, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder, right ankle disorder, right elbow disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009177
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