Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's appeal to obtain a new VA opinion addressing whether the Veteran's bilateral ankle functional impairment is related to his active duty service.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA opinion did not comply with the Board's remand directives and failed to address the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral ankle disability, as required by Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268 (1998).
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002229
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