Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left and right foot post-traumatic arthritis, secondary to OSA. The Board found that the medical opinions were inadequate and ordered new examinations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA medical opinions did not adequately address whether obesity caused or aggravated by the service-connected OSA was a substantial factor in causing the veteran's foot conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot post-traumatic arthritis, right foot post-traumatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004271
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