Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining an adequate medical examination.
The deciding factor: The July 2024 VA examinations were found inadequate due to failure to consider relevant evidence and address certain aspects of the Veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral shin disability, to include a disorder manifested by pain alone that results in functional impairment of earning capacity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25086891
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