The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral pes planus, heart condition, back disorder, osteoporosis, and others, as additional development is necessary.

The deciding factor: The August 2025 VA examination reports were found inadequate due to lack of consideration of lay statements and failure to address the natural progression of the disability.

Claimed conditions

bilateral pes planus, heart condition, to include ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, and sinus bradycardia, back disorder, osteoporosis, right lower extremity sciatic pain, left lower extremity sciatic pain, metabolic disorder (hyperlipidemia), right lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, left lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, benign prostatic hypertrophy with lower urinary symptoms, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 18, 2025

Citation

25014109

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