Partly granted
The Board remanded the claims for further development, including a new VA examination for bilateral pes planus and obtaining outstanding treatment records for generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The claim for a rating in excess of 70 percent for GAD was denied.
The deciding factor: The July 2023 VA examination did not address all relevant medical evidence, making it inadequate. For the GAD claim, further records development was warranted due to unobtained treatment records and ongoing hospitalization issues.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102474
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