Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased disability rating for traumatic degenerative arthritis (DJD) of the left ankle to correct a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to new evidence of surgery on the left ankle that warrants a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic degenerative arthritis (DJD) of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25096761
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