The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left ankle strain, a left foot disability (numbness in the toes), and a right foot disability (numbness in the toes) as further development is necessary to address pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The deciding factor: Further addendum opinions are required due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors, including failure to consider secondary aggravation for the left ankle strain and the need to determine if bilateral numbness of the toes is related to toxic exposures in service or caused by a service-connected right ankle disorder.

Claimed conditions

left ankle strain, left foot disability (numbness in the toes), right foot disability (numbness in the toes)

How they argued it

Secondary to another service-connected condition

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

February 26, 2025

Citation

A25017413

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