Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee disorder, left knee disorder, back disorder, and acquired psychiatric disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is warranted to correct the failure to make a finding pursuant to 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(c)(2) regarding the existence of service treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, left knee disorder, back disorder, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090461
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