Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an addendum medical opinion to address the nature and etiology of the claimed bilateral foot disability, including osteoarthritis.
The deciding factor: An addendum opinion is required due to missing service records and a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot disability, osteoarthritis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25104863
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