Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee and ankle disorders as the VA medical opinions provided are inadequate.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions did not provide a complete rationale based on the relevant evidence of record, including the Appellant's lay statements and sick call slip.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disorder, left knee disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093023
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