Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a bilateral foot disorder to correct duty to assist errors and obtain a TERA opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current foot conditions may be related to her service, including participation in toxic exposure risk activities, but an examination is needed to determine this.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, bilateral foot pain, bilateral weak foot, bilateral hallux valgus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25019510
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