Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for a higher initial rating for service-connected left ankle osteoarthritis and for service connection for bleeding problems due to inadequate examinations and missing records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the VA examination reports were inadequate and that relevant non-VA medical records had not been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of the left ankle, bleeding problems
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006430
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