Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for left ankle, right ankle, left knee, right knee, and back disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions were inadequate as they failed to address whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25099654
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