Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The record does not contain sufficient information to make a decision on the claims, and a supplemental VA examination is necessary to consider new lay and medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis with bilateral bone spurs and bilateral pes planus, patellofemoral syndrome, right knee, with chondromalacia and subluxating patella, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, patellofemoral syndrome, left knee, with chondromalacia and subluxating patella
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25003451
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