Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, and bilateral foot conditions to ensure proper notice and an opportunity for a VA examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to duty-to-assist errors, including failure to provide proper notice and schedule examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle condition, right ankle condition, bilateral foot conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108794
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