Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the December 2022 decision on appeal.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by obtaining and associating with the claims file all treatment notes, examinations, studies, etc., scanned into the VA medical records system that are not currently included in the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Tinnitus, Headaches, Bilateral hip, hand, and shoulder joint and muscle pain, Kidney tumor, Right lower extremity numbness, Left lower extremity numbness, Right upper extremity numbness, Left upper extremity numbness, Skin disorder, Sleep apnea secondary to major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25009255
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