The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing on his supplemental claim.

The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error necessitates a remand to correct this issue.

Claimed conditions

Irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, Acquired psychiatric disability (claimed as depression), Right leg disability (claimed as chronic pain in the right leg), Right ear hearing loss, Left hip disability (claimed as chronic pain of the left hip), Acid reflux, Right hip disability (claimed as chronic pain of the right hip), Hypertension (high blood pressure), Cervical spine (neck) disability (claimed as chronic pain of the neck), Respiratory disability (claimed as allergic rhinitis), Nausea, Plantar fasciitis of the left foot (also claimed as chronic pain of the feet and bilateral pes planus), Plantar fasciitis of the right foot (also claimed as chronic pain of the feet and bilateral pes planus), Residuals of a total knee replacement of the left knee, Surgical scar of the left knee

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

October 3, 2025

Citation

A25085727

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