Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, as well as entitlement to specially adapted housing (SAH) and special home adaptation (SHA), due to a duty-to-assist error that occurred prior to the March 2024 rating decision which was subsequently subject to higher-level review.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right and left ankle disabilities, including whether they are related to service or secondary to a service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- right ankle disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095720
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