Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability due to inadequate medical opinion and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.
The deciding factor: The November 2024 VA examiner did not provide an adequate opinion and rationale, failing to address whether the Veteran's left ankle disability clearly and unmistakably pre-existed his periods of service from August 1989 to April 1992 and from July 1994 to October 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002480
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