Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral flatfeet, left ankle pain, left hip pain, right hip pain, lower back pain, and right ankle pain to obtain a VA examination.
The deciding factor: A duty to assist error occurred as the Veteran's claimed disabilities may be associated with his current service-connected disability, but no VA examiner has opined on the matter.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfeet, left ankle pain, left hip pain, right hip pain, lower back pain, right ankle pain
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25099336
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