Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including lumbar spine, right hip, left hip, right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities, to obtain additional medical opinions regarding their relationship to the Veteran's service-connected flat foot with plantar fasciitis and bilateral bone spur.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a definitive opinion on whether the disabilities are caused or aggravated by the service-connected condition due to insufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103232
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