Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and left foot pes planus are remanded to obtain additional opinions.
The deciding factor: The December 2022 VA medical opinions were found inadequate as they did not consider the Veteran's lay statements about suffering ankle and foot pain during and after service.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, left ankle disability, left foot pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25014444
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