Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased evaluation of various conditions due to a request for information regarding the competence of the VA examiners who provided expert medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The error in not providing the Veteran with the requested curricula vitae or other documentation demonstrating the competence of the VA examiners must be corrected on remand.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, unspecified trauma and stressor-related disorder with somatoform disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, hypertension, bilateral knee disability, residuals of a right ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088418
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