The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right ankle conditions due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, as the existing evidence does not fully address the etiology of the Veteran's bilateral ankle condition in relation to his service, including parachute jumps and combat service, or its potential aggravation by his service-connected bilateral heel spurs.
- 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
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25018391
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