Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle, left knee, low back, right ankle, and right knee disabilities secondary to bilateral pes planus due to a need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional medical opinions are needed to address whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle disability, left knee condition, low back disability, right ankle, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25099998
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