Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left ankle disabilities because the Agency of Original Jurisdiction's (AOJ) failure to ensure that the C&P opinions are sufficient.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to provide a sufficient medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's ankle disabilities, specifically in relation to his service-connected conditions and any continuity of symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002058
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