Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for pes planus to cure pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining an etiological opinion and outstanding private treatment records.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically regarding an etiological opinion and attempts to obtain outstanding private treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25104157
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