Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral ankle, lower leg, neck, and thoracic spine disabilities. The Board will review new evidence to determine if these conditions are related to active service.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to address all relevant evidence when assessing the Veteran's functional impairments pursuant to Saunders v. Wilke.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral ankle disabilities, bilateral lower leg disabilities, neck disability, thoracic spine disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008065
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