Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip strain, left hip strain, and bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The opinions provided by the VA examiners were found inadequate due to lack of supporting analysis and failure to consider lay evidence of continuity of symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- right hip strain, left hip strain, bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25108942
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