The Board remands all service connection claims for further development, specifically to provide the veteran with adequate VA examinations.

The deciding factor: The appellant did not fail to report for a VA examination as he provided good cause for his unavailability, and thus, pre-decisional duty to assist errors occurred requiring correction through remand.

Claimed conditions

bilateral chronic dry eye disability, loss of vision, erectile dysfunction, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, gastrointestinal disability, to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), bilateral plantar fasciitis, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, back disability, to include a lumbosacral and/or thoracic spine disability, neck disability, to include a cervical spine disability, sciatica, left lower extremity, sciatica, right lower extremity, migraines, sleep apnea, sinusitis, scars of the head, scars of the legs, respiratory disability

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 2, 2025

Citation

A25085186

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