Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding service records and ensuring an adequate VA opinion is obtained.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary due to multiple pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including lack of service treatment records and inadequate VA examination addressing the Veteran's specific contentions.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25087359
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