Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating higher than 50 percent for an unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol dependence, and service connection for a low back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability due to pre-decisional errors of the duty to assist.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that additional VA medical opinions and examinations are necessary to determine the current severity of the anxiety disorder and the etiology of the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorder with alcohol dependence, low back disability (claimed as joint and muscle issues of the back), left hip disability (claimed as joint and muscle issues of the left hip), right hip disability (claimed as joint and muscle issues of the right hip), right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087306
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