Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left ankle disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion that considers the Veteran's lay statements about his in-service ankle injury and addresses the etiology of the Veteran's left ankle instability.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinion was inadequate because it did not consider the Veteran's reports about the nature and onset of his symptoms, which are relevant to determining whether his current disability is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094496
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