Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disability to obtain further development, including adequate VA examinations and opinions.
The deciding factor: The August 2025 VA examination was found inadequate due to its failure to address relevant medical evidence of record, and the VA examiner's disregard of the Veteran's lay statements. The Board finds that remand is necessary for an appropriate VA clinician to fully consider these factors in providing opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- hammer digit, onychomycosis, onychogryphosis, tinea pedis, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25015042
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