Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a VA examination to provide an adequate rationale regarding whether the Veteran's left foot big toe ingrown toenail had its onset in service or is related to service.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 medical opinion was inadequate as it relied on the silence of the service medical records, which contradicts the in-service notation of a left toe ingrown toenail and the Veteran's contention of continuity of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot big toe ingrown toenail
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019066
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