Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders due to missing records and inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain a separation examination, lay statement, and new medical opinions that adequately consider the Veteran's in-service symptoms and their chronicity.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, left foot disorder, right foot disorder, back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012185
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