Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The August 2024 VA opinion was found inadequate as it failed to address whether the pre-existing condition was aggravated beyond its natural progression and did not consider all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109043
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