Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claim for a higher rating of his left ankle disability to obtain an addendum medical opinion on whether his condition meets the criteria for ankylosis or its functional equivalent.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA failed to satisfy its duty to assist in obtaining an adequate medical opinion addressing the Veteran's lay statements and the August 2018 VA examination report.
- Claimed conditions
- left ankle achilles tendon rupture with osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25006623
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