Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of bilateral flat feet. The Veteran's claim was denied by the VA, but the Board found that the medical opinion used to deny the claim was inadequate.
The deciding factor: The Board found the August 2022 VA medical opinion inadequate because it did not consider the Veteran's lay reports or address contentions about combat boots.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral flat feet (pes planus)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25002008
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