Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, depression, and tinnitus due to duty to assist errors prior to the April 2024 rating decision.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain additional evidence and provide adequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, Right shoulder disability (degenerative arthritis), Depression, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25092238
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