Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot disorders to obtain a new medical examination that adequately considers the Veteran's lay statements of continuous symptoms since service.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to an inadequate opinion from the March 2023 VA examiner and to address the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral pes planus as part of the claimed foot disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus, hallux valgus, tinea pedis, xerosis cutis, left great toe onychomycosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25013823
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