Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability due to an inadequate advisory opinion.
The deciding factor: The advisory opinion was found inadequate as it improperly relied solely on the absence of documentation of left ankle complaints during or after service, which is not the sole basis for rejecting a possible nexus to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- 25002484
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