Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right ankle conditions due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The examinations obtained are deemed inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding in-service symptoms and continuity of condition, and concluded that a diagnosis could not be established without evidence of chronicity during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle condition, right ankle condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25014393
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