Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an adequate VA etiology opinion due to a lack of clear conclusions and supporting data in the previous examination.
The deciding factor: The private treatment records contradict the VA examiner's opinion, making it inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- 25014587
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