Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral flatfoot and acne scars due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including missing personnel records and inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors related to missing personnel records and inadequate medical opinions regarding aggravation of the Veteran's conditions during service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flatfoot, acne scars (head, neck, or face)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108680
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