Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for back disability and shortness of breath to correct a duty-to-assist error that occurred prior to the December 2023 rating decision.
The deciding factor: There is sufficient evidence of good cause for the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations, and an outright denial of these claims pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.655 is not warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability, shortness of breath
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086878
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